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 THE CONDOR VoL. IX mingbird (Cwligena clemenci)taken by the late George F. Breninger in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. The Number and the Volume close with a complete catalog of the Ornithological Collection of Mr. John Lewis Childs, in which Western birds and eggs are especially well represented. In fact there are extremely few species lacking.--J. G. MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS NORTHERN DIVISION MA.--An open meeting of the Northern Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club was held in Linderman Hall, in Alameda, Cal., on May I, I9o7, and a very interesting pro- gram was presented to a large assemblage of members and visitors. Mayor E. K. Taylor of Alameda gave a short address, welcoming the Club to Alameda and encouraging them in their work. He em- phasized the need of educating the people to understand the economic importance of birds and cited the case of the recent bird-bill, which was defeated several times and then passed with a large majority, due not only to the efforts of those interested, but also to the growing intelligence of the people. Mr. C. A. Vogelsang of the State Fish and Game Commission then addressed the meeting and related some of the difficulties attending his work. He further said, that if the Cooper Club, the Audubon Society, and the Game Commission would get together, he believed that any good bird-law could be gotten thru the legislature. J. S. Hunter then gave a very interesting talk concerning the recent explorations of the California Academy of Sciences Expedition to the Galapagos, of which he was a member. He spoke of the peoples and their customs, the physical features of the islands, and of the birds. He believes that many of the land birds of the Galapagos group of islands, repre- sent species in process of formation, because of the many intermediates still remaining be- tween the widely different types. This expe- dition was very successful and Mr. Hunter was able to relate but few of the interesting facts discovered by it, in the short time allotted to him. After the program there was a short busi- ness session. B.R. Bales of Circleville, Ohio, and Jesse C. A. Meeker of Danbury, Conn., were proposed for membership. The follow- ing were elected to active membership: W.F. McAtee, Biol. Surv., Wash. D.C.; John F. Ferry, Field Museum, Chicago, Ill.; A. O. Treganza, 62 Hooper Bldg, Salt Lake City, Utah; Dr. and Mrs. Clark Burnham, 2335 War- ring Street, Berkeley, Cal. The resignation of R. E. Shodgrass was held over until the next meeting. H.O. Jenkins then resigned from the office of Secretary owing to his expected absence from the center of Club meetings, and R. S. Wheeler of I4I 7 Grand Street, Alameda, Cal., was appointed by the President to act as Secretary until the annual election of officers in January. Meeting adjourned. H. O. JENKINS, Secretary. SOUTHERN DIWSON MXRCH.--The regular monthly meeting of the Southern Division of thc Cooper Ornitho- logical Club was called to order by Vice-Presi- dent Willett, in the office of H.J. Lelande in the City Hall, Los Angeles, Cal., March 28, 9o7, with members Lelande, Robertson, Wicks, Dixon, Antonin and Alphouse Jay, Linton and Law present, and Mr. Howard S. Reed, of Santa Fe, N.M., as visitor. The minutes of the last meeting, Feb. 28, 9o7, were read and approved. On motion by Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Lelande,' and duly carried, Mr. W. L. McAtee of Washing- ton, D. C. was elected to active membership in the Club, subject to the approval of the Club-at- Large. On motion by Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Dixon, and duly carried, the Secretary was instructed to take up the matter of Club land with Mr. Will Judson, and get a definite re. port and proposition in writing in regard to terms of acquiring a Club reserve. A paper on the Pallid Wren-Tit, by Wright M. Pierce was read. It described the exper- iencesof the writer in and about Claremont, Cal., with this little bird and its nesting. Mr. Reed brought up the subject of a Public Museum in Los Angeles, and a long discussion of ways, etc. was indulged in. Mr. Reed urges strongly active efforts to establish one. Adjourned. J. EUGENE LAw, ecrelary. APRIL--The regular monthly meeting of the Southern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- ical Club was called to order by President Morcom, at 4 o'clock P.M., April 28, I9O7, on the west veranda of his suburban home, I815 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, Cal. This proved a most appropriate spot for a club meeting, surrounded as this home is by every kind of shrub and tree that make a southern California home attractlye, with bird life never more bundant. The members fortunate enough to be a part of this glorious afternoon were Miss Tarbell, Messrs. Grinnell, Clifton, Robertson, Rising, Miller, Chambers, Antonin and Alphonse Jay, Cosper, Watson, Taylor, Cham- berlain and Law, and Miss Parker visiting. Quite as important as the meeting itself, however, at least in the eyes of those present,