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 5 8 THE CONDOR VoL. V herited his tastes for natural science, and his uncle was also much interested in birds. Mr. Slevin spent much of his time in col- leering faunal series, as his summers would per- mit, among the birds of the foothills of the Coast Ranges, and the Sierras. He was an expert workman, and a careful observer. His notebooks show much painstaking labor, in very full notes on the habits and nidification of many species. He spent the early part of x9o2 in Arizona, in the hope of improving his lately declining health. On his return in May he began the recataloging of his large collect- ion. In November he came to Haywards in hopes of some slight change, and during his short stay in the town, his love of the fields never lagged. Mr. Slevin was unassuming and modest, and not given to publicity in his work. He be- came a member of the Cooper Club in January, x899, and was also an associate member of the American Ornithologists' Union.- W. O. E. GI{ORGE SHOENBERGER CHAMBLISS. George Shoenberger Chainbliss, a member of the Cooper Ornithological Club, died at his residence at Altadena, Los Angeles County, Cal., February g5, 9o3- Those of us who were intimately acquainted with him had learned to admire his sterling qualities and by them his loss will be keenly telt.. He was not a collector of birds but a close student of their habits, and in many ways gave encouragement and substantial aid to those who were engaged in active work, es- pecially during the past few years of his life when the inroads of disease prevented him from taking active part himself. It was during this period that he founded what is known as the Chainbliss Ornithological Library, coutaining many rare and out of print works of the earlier ornithologists including Andubon's 84o-844 Edition of American Ornithology. This li- brary is in constant use by members of the club and others interested in ornithology and forms a nucleus which in time may become the leading ornithological library of the south- west. It is already a lasting monument to the part he took in gaining knowledge of our birds and to his generosity in placing it where it will do the most good. F.S.D. THOMAS MCILWRAITH. Thomas Mcllwraith, one of the founders of the American Ornithologists' Union died at his home at Hamilton, Ontario,. January 3x, 9o3. He was born at Newton, Ayr, Scotland on Christmas day, 834. In 853 he came to Canada to superintend the gas works at Ham- ilton. As early as July, I86O, and January, 86x, he published lists of the birds in the Canadian Journal, and in 866 a more corn- plete paper in the Bulletin of the Essex Institute on the birds of Ontario. The two editions of the "Birds of Ontario" appeared in I88 and 894.--A. K. F, Minutes of Club Meetings. NORTHERN DIVISION. JANUAR.--The annual meeting of the North- em Division was held at the residence of W. Otto Emerson near Haywards, January Io, President Grinnell presiding, eighteen active members and seven visitors present. The program for the evening was first presented as follows: In Memoriam: Chester Barlow, H. R. Taylor; Remarks on the Ornithological Writings of Chester Barlow, Joseph Grinnell; The Conditions of Bird Study in the Mississ- ippi Valley, C. R. Keyes. The following were elected to active mem- bership in the Club: Henry W. Fowler, Palo Alto; John M. Miller, Stanford University; Agnes Frisius, Alameda. Four applications for active membership were received, from Theo C. Zsehokke, Palo Alto; Lloyd Newland, Palo Alto; Herbert Brown, Yuma, Arizona; S, B. Show, Stanford University. Officers of the Club for I9o3 were elected as follows: President, H. R. Taylor; senior vice dPresident, W. Otto Emerson; junior vice presi- ent, Chas. S. Thompson; treasurer-bUSiness manager, Joseph Grinnell; secretary, C. R. Keyes. Mr. Taylor then took the chair and appointed Mr. Walter K. Fisher as editor of the Club's official organ and also as an addi- tional member of the committee on arrange- ments for the Club's tenth anniversary meeting. After a dinner, and an informal exhibit of photo- graphs by Mr. Finley and Mr. Beck, the Club adjourned to meet with President Taylor in Alameda on March 7. C. R. KEYES, Secretary. SOUTHERN DIVISION. JANUAR.--The January meeting of the Southern Division was held on the 3Ist at the residence of H. J. Lelande, Los Angeles, with Mr. Daggett presiding. The following mem- bers were present: Messrs. Renwick, Richard- son, Howard, Daggett, Swarth, Robertson and Lelande. Mr. Herbert Brown whose name was proposed for membership at the January meet- ing was duly elected. The secretary read a communication from Rev. F. Reiser tendering his resignation as a member of the club. On motion the resignation was accepted. A very interesting paper by Mr. C. S. Sharp, "Some Unusual Nests of the Bullock Oriole," was read and photographs of nests exhibited. A paper on "Bird Notes from Eastern California and Western Arizona" by Mr. F. Stephens was read by Mr. Daggett. After discussing various bird subjects the meeting adjourned. H. J. LELANDE, Secretary.