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 7 2 THE CONDOR I Vol. IV Mr. T. E. Slevin who has been located at Tucson, Ariz. for several months past is now in Mexico, gathering in specimens for his private collection. John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, N. Y., prominently known from his extensive or- nithological museum, spent a portion of April in California. Malcolm P. Anderson leaves in June for ttle Stickeen River region of Alaska where he will collect through the summer in the interests of the American Museum of Natural History of New York. Mr. John M. Willard of Oakland announces that he will conduct a small party of boys inter- ested in nature study to the Sierras for a six weeks' outing. Mr. Willard's enthusiasm and love of the inountains wi 1 serve to insure for his students a splendid trip. C. Abbott Davis has issued an interesting pamphlet entitled "Instructions for Collecting and Mounting Insects and a Check-List of the Coleoptera of the State of Rhode Island." The paper consists of 47 pages, is well printed and contains numerous figures. The eleventh session of the Hopkins Seaside Laboratory of the Leland Stanford Jr., Univer- sity will open June 9, I92 at Pacific Grove and will continue six weeks. A course in General Ornithology will be given by Mr. Joseph Grinnell, which feature has heretofore proven a very popular one of the summer school. The April number oftheJourz.l qflhe :lZ, zine Ornitholo.'ical Society contains as frontispiece a half-tone portrait of Ora W. Knight, ex-president of the Society. Editor Swain has favored us with a photograph of those in attendance at the recent annual meeting, for which we ex- tend thanks. The following raptorial scores for I9O2 have reached this office: Win. Steinbeck reports golden eagle 2/33 and 7-2. Chas. S. Thompson makes affidavit to i, 3-2 golden eagle, 5-2. 8-3,  Pacific horned owl and 25 sets of western redtail, while Chas R. Keyes affirms to golden eagle  and some seven sets of western redtail, all remarkably bandsome in their markings. On May 3 the Northern Division sanctioned the formation of the first Club Chapter at Oak- land Cal. The intent of such chapters is to promote local bird study as well as mutual acquaint- ance among numbers of the Club members who are closely grouped as to residence. There are several other well populated points where chapters should flourish, and the result will be a firmer establishment of the Club-at-Large. The "Albztross" expedition to the Hawaiian Islands, of which Dr. C. H. Gilbert, W. K. Fisher and John O. Snyder are members, reports briefly as follows: "We have been working in the vicinity of Molokai, Lanai and the northeast coast of Maul. The bottom is very rough and we have experienced some difficulty in making successful dredge hauls in most localities, In spite of obstacles, however, a large amount of very interesting and valuable material is accumulating." Birds are reported as scarce. A National Colnmittee of the Aububon Societies of the United States was organized in New York City on April 4. The utility of the committee seems assured when we mention that Mr. William Dutcher has been elected chairman, for his vigorous work almg these lines is familiar to all' It is intended that the work of this committee shall be national in its scope, since it will not deal with local matters but with those which equally affect all the societies. Mr. Dutcher hopes to create an active society in California. Richard C. Mc;regor writes from Manila: "Have just returned from a five weeks' trip to the province of Batann. Results are very satisfactory and I had a fine time. We got lots of rare things, a few of them new to Luzon and others second and third specimens of which tt)ere only existed in Museum the types. This country is full of good things. In some ways I am sorry to say that 1 am probably a fixture here fi)r some years to come." Mr. Mc(regor's address is care of Philippine Museum, Manila, P. I. With the beginning of its ninth volume, the H/i/son Bullelin changes its place of publica- tion from Berwyn, Pa. to Oberlin, O., where its former editor, Mr. Jones, assumes manage- meat. The March issue reflects numerous tasty improvements, including a new cover, coated book paper and an up-to-date nmgazine make-up. All these will tend to make the Wilson Bullella, always heretofore excellent and meaty in contents, one of the leaders among ornithological magazines. The current issue is notable in its excellence.