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 74 THE CONDOR I Vol. IV THE CONDOR. Bulletin of the COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB OF CAIIFORNIA. Published bi-monthly at Santa Clara, Cal., in the interests and as Official Organ of the Club. CHESTER. BAR.LOW, Santa Clara, Cal., Editor and Business Manager. WALTER. K. FISHER., Stanford University Cal. HOWAR.D R.OBER.TSON, Box 55, Sta. A., Los Angeles. Associates. Subscription, (in advance). One Dollar a Year. Single Copies, - ...... 25 Cents. Six Copies or more of one issue, x2 Cents Each. Foreign Subscription, - ..... $L25. Free to Honorary Membera and to Active Members not in arrears for dues. Advertising rates tvill be sent on application. Advertisements and subscriptions should be sent to the Business Managers. Exchanges should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief. Entered at the Santa Clara Post-office as second class nmtter. This 18site of The Condor was mailed iay. x$. EDITORIAL. Boom the State Meeting of x9o 3 ! In our last issue the uote entitled "The Passing of the Great' Blue Heron at Santa Monica" should have been credited to Mr. W. Lee Chambers instead of to "W. Lee.'" Wih the exception of the January number, THE CONDOR. will be mailed to subscribers uutrimmed. While we feel that this feature in a measure mars the appearance of the mag- azine, 'it will be appreciated when the files are bound and the ultbnate disposal of the issues is after all most essential. With the advent of summer our ornitholo- gists will soon be afield, engaged in their an- nual study of birds. The present season among Club members should result iu the pro- duction of many excellent monographs. It should he remembered that a paper treating of a single species is apt to be of greater value than one dealing too largely iu generalities. The series of articles on the 'Bird Clubs of America' at present beiug published in Bird Lore have a peculiar interest to oruithologists, especially in view of the publication of photo- graphs of representative meetings of the vari- ous clubs. Thus far groups of the Nuttall and Delaware Valley Ornithological clubs have appeared. In the absence of personal acquaiut- once, nothing is so potent ix; promoting a friendly interest among ornithologists as the camera. THE CONDOR has at times contem- plated the publication of a Cooper Club group, but in view of the coming State Meeting in x9o3, we modestly defer the pleasure until July-August ;903 ! Before the next issue of THE CONDOR shall have appeared the Cooper Ornithological Club will have celebrated its niuth year of existence. June 2 will serve as a reminder to the four then young ornithologist whom Fate made the Club's founders nine years ago, and will recall an enthusiastic organization meeting which had reached its consummation after much planning, lacking none of that bold assurance which older heads might scarcely have essayed to assume. That the movement steadily gathered strength the Club and THE CONDOR are living proof Aside from this comment it is unlikely that the coming 2nd of June will be accorded further attention. Nor is it necessary. But with another brief twelve-months will occur the Club's tenth anniversary,--au occas- ion which the ornithologists of California should make memorable. The initial steps have already been taken for the holding of a State Mqeting, and the coming year will afford none too much time to perfect arrangements for an enthusiastic and profitable gathering of bird men The suggesttons set forth in this journal some months ago have been acted upon. and a State Committee composed of the follow- ing gentlemen has already been appointed:-- W. Otto Emerson (Chairman), Jno. O. Sny- der, J. Eugene Law, Frank S. Daggett aud C. Barlow. There will rest with the committee the ar- rangement of a mass of details necessary to the success of the congress. A place of meetlug must first be agreed upon, and should be so arranged as to secure the largest possible at- teudance of members. The selection of San Francisco would appear logical, but th& matter will rest with the committee iu charge. A two or three days' session should be arranged for, and the attendance of "outqide," or distant members should be urged. From the records of the Northern Division for a year past it ap- pears that 54 individual members were in at- tendance at the six meetings, some being present at all the meetings while others at- tended but a single sessiou. This denotes that many journeyed considerable distances to at- tend the meetlugs. It wouht therefore seem a conservative estimate to expect the presence of one-third of the entire Club membership at the State Meeting. Should this prove true, California would witness au intensely enthu- siastic gathering of bird men, which would perforce result in a large measure of mutual benefit and enjoynent to those so present. Having decided on the place of meeting, a live programme committee should be estab- lished to work unceasingly for the coming year. Features of current and special interest should be introduced, and a programme of economic ornithology should be arranged to cover au afternoon. From the large active membership of 'the Club a string of meritorious papers, covering a wide range of subjects. could be secured. Iu view of the propitious conditions, he Stare Meeting of x9o 3 should and will be umde memorable!