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 July, I9O6 ! NOTES AND NEWS IOI THE CONDOI An Illustrated llagazine of Western Ornitholog>' Published Bi-Mouthly by the Cooper Omltholo$1- eal Club of C&lifomi JOSEPH GRINNELL, Editor, Psden H. T. CLIFTON, Business Mnger, Box 404, Psden WILLIAM L. FINLEY KOBT. E. SNODGKASS Associate Editors Pasadena, California: Published July 15, 1906 SUBSCIkIPTION RATES One Dollar per Year in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and U. S. Colonies, payable in advauce. Twenty Cents the single copy. One Dollar and  Quarter Imr Year in all other countries in the International Postal Union. Claims for missin or imperfect numbers should be made withiu'thirty days of date of issue, Subscrlptions should be sent to the Business Manager, M.nuscrlpts &nd Exeh&ui[es should be sent to the Editor Advertising Rates on applicatiou. NOTES AND NEWS A very'unfortunate accident which might easily have resulted even more seriously has iucapacitated Mr. Win. L. Finley for further camera work this summer. Messrs. Finley and Bohhnan went to San Clemente Island on May 2Ist, and the next day were provided with horses by the sheep-herders resident on the Island. A search was begun in the afternoon for the purpose of locating bald eagle and osprey nests in convenient positions for photo- graphing. Fittley had found a satisfactory eagles' nest, and was on his way back at a rapid gait to intercept Bohlman, when the horse he was riding stumbled and fell headlong, throw- ing Finley violently face downward against the ground. His lower jaw was fractured in two places, several teeth broken, tongue and face badly lacerated, and left wrist sprained, be- sides numerous lesser bruises. With all this injury, Finley was able to remount his horse and get back to camp where Bohlman found him and took him in charge. A launch ride of twenty-five miles at night over a rough sea to Avalon, and the steamer and railroad trip to a Los Angeles hospital the next day, were followed by the sewing up of wounds and set- ting of bones without the use of areesthetics. This is surely a case of GRIT! The hardships aud risks entailed in obtaining the photos and life histories which have appeared in T}/E CONDOR and other magazines are scarcely real- izable by the comfortable reader. And yet they are not feared by the field naturalist, whose very enthusiasm seems to render him blind to dangers. Finley, who is now mend- ing rapidly, says: "We have had to give up the eagles for this year, but I'll get them yet. I believe there are great chances on Clemente." Mr. Robert E. Snodgrass, who was in San Francisco at the time of the disaster and lost nearly all his possessions, is back at his old home in Ontario, San Bernardino County. He is doing some line drawings of birds and nests, for a forth-coming book by Jordan and Kel- logg. The Audubon Society of California was for- really organized at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, May 3, I9O6. This regular State organization will cooperate with the National Committee of Audubon Societies at New York, and also have general supervision over the work of the local societies. An im- portant meeting is planned for the early au- tumn when a definite plan of work will be decided upon. The officers elected at the in- itial meeting were: President, David Starr Jordan; Vice-Presidents, Prof. C. F. Holder and Dr. F. W. D'Evelyn; Secretary, W. Scott Way. It is the purpose of this organization to further the protection of our native birds in every way possible, to distribute educational leaflets amolg our schools, and to acquaint young people with bird-life in general, so that it may be respected and cherished. A very commendable endeavor ism'that to,urge the es- tablishment of forest reserves as game refuges, where no huuting whatever will be allowed at any time. We learn that the "luk Index" is in the hands of the printer. The work was compiled under the direction of Dr. Dwight who has been occupied upon it for several years. Its great value is realized by those who bave had to search for records of a bird thru the indexes of the 30 volumes of The Auk which have ap- peared up to x9o6, a tedious process when it has to be often repeated. Directory of Members of the Cooper Ornithological Club Revised to June , 9o6 Residence in California unless otherwise stated, Yesr lollowing name signifies date of election. I HONORARY MEMBERS Belding, Lyman, Stockton. I896. Ridgway, Robert, 3413 3th St., N. E., Brook- land, D.C. I9O 5. ACTIVE MEMBERS Adams, Ernest, Clipper Gap, Placer Co. 896. Anderson, Malcolm P., care of British Consul, Nagasaki, Japan. i9oi.