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May, 1917 MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 107 mula for poisoning sparrows, recently given out to members of the club by Dr. A. K. Fisher. Owing to the relatively small at- tendance, the evening was given over to general discussion of the English Sparrow campaign, the proposed new game and fish laws, also a mention of the spring migrants already here, and other matters of current interest. Meeting adjourned at 9:35 r. M. --A.D. BOYLE, Secretary. SAN BERNARDINO CIIAPTER FEBRUAuY.--The February meeting of the San Bernardino Valley Section of the Cooper Ornithological Club was held on Sunday afternoon, February 4, 1917, at the residence of Professor F. H. White, Claremont, Cali- fornia. Those present were Professor and Mrs. White, Halsted G. White, .Wright M. Pierce, Howard Edwards and Mrs. Ed- wards, Miss Pierce, Miss Hazel Burnham, all from Claremont; Miss Ruth Pierce, Glendale; A. B. Howell, Mr. Little, Covina; M. French Gilman, Mrs. Gilman, Mr. Gilman, Banning; Edward Wall, San Bernardino; C. G. Wiggins, Wilson Hanna and Mrs. Hanna, Judge Hanna, Miss Tacie Hanna, J. R. Pem- berton and Mrs. Pemberton, Colton. The subject previously arranged for the meeting was sparrows. A large collection of the va- rious species of sparrows and allied forms was brought together by the members, and a general discussion of all matters pertain- ing to that group was eagerly entered into by everyone. Miss Hazel Burnham exhibited her col- lection of both pen and ink and colored drawings of study skins, remarkable for detail, and for the painstaking care which had been taken in their preparation. The Turkey Buzzard belonging to Halsted %'hire, and which has been exhibited at all previous meetings, was prese?nt with the sparrows under the name Cathartes aura sanclwichensis frontalis socialis! An inno- vation was introduced by Arden Edwards, following the serving of refreshments, by the drawing of a lottery, the winner of which, Miss Tacie Hanna, received a beauti- ful, framed, water-color drawing of the Gol- den-crowned Sparrow, executed by Mr. Ed- wards. The lottery tickets consisted of verses alluding in jocular terms to the now famous Turkey Buzzard. It was agreed to hold the next meeting early in March at the home of M. French Gilman at Banning, and no special subject was arranged to be dis- cussed, as all desired more particularly to view Mr. Gilman's collection. Adjourned.-- J. R. PE?IBERTON, Secretary. DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB Revised to May 1, 1917 (Residence in California unless otherwise stated. Year following address indi- cates date of election; year in paren- thesis indicates date honorary member joined the Club. Star preceding name indicates life mem- ber.) HONORARY MEMBERS Alien, Dr. J. A., Amer. Museum Nat. Hist., New York City. 1910. Belding, Lyman, Stockton. 1896. Henshaw, H. W., Biological Survey, Wash- ington, D.C. 1909. Merriam, Dr. C. Hart, 1919 16th St., Wash- ington, D.C. 1909. Nelson, E. W., Biological Survey, Washing- ton, D.C. (1904) 1917. Ridgway, Robert, 3306 New Hampshire Ave., N. W., Washington, D.C. 1905. Stephens, Frank, 3746 Park Blvd., San Diego. (1894) 1912. ACTIVE MEMBERS Adams, Ernest, Carlotta, Humboldt Co. 1896. Alexander, Annie M., 92 Seaview Ave., Pied- mont. 1908. Allen, Amelia S., 37 Mosswood Road, Berke- ley. 1913. Allen, Arthur A., McGraw Hall, Ithaca, N. Y. 1911. Anderson, Ernest M., 2524 Asquith St., Vic- toria, B.C., Canada. 1915. Anderson, Malcolm P., 2721 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda. 1901. Anderson, Dr. Rudolph M., Zool. Div., Geo- logical Survey, Ottawa, Ontario,' Canada. 1916. Andrews, Edna A., 2233 Ellsworth St., Berkeley. 1914. Appleton, J. S., Simi, Ventura Co. 1901. Armstrong, Edward E., 207 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IlL 1914. Arnold, E., Grand Trunk Ry., Montreal, quebec, Canada. 1909. Arnold, Dr. Ralph, 825 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles. 1893. Arnold, Dr. W. W., 504 N. Nevada Ave., Col- orado Springs, Colo. 1911.