56 Howell — Notes on the Distrihiition of Certain Mammals. 



at more than 30 localities. In attiiinpting to cover such a large 

 area in a single season, the collecting of specimens was neces- 

 sarily limited and the results of course are incomplete. So 

 many new facts in regard to mammal distribution have been 

 ascertained, however, that it seems desirable to publish at this 

 time the more important discoveries, leaving a complete report 

 on the region until additional field work has been prosecuted. 



An examination was first made of the mountainous parts of 

 northern Georgia. Between July 4 and .July 20, the following 

 localities were visited: Tate and Grassy Mountain (5 miles east 

 of Jasper) in Pickens County; Ellijay and Rich Mountain in 

 Gilmer County; and Young Harris and Brasstown Bald in 

 Towns County. About ten days were spent in the region about 

 Brasstown Bald, which is the highest mountain in the State 

 (4,768 feet), and many important records were obtained there.* 

 The greater part of northern Georgia is included in the Upper 

 Austral Zone. Transition Zone occurs on the mountain sum- 

 mits above 3,500 feet and a few Canadian Zone species were 

 found on the extreme summit of Brasstown Bald. 



Work was next carried on in the Cumberland Mountain 

 region of eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, July 

 23-29. The localities visited were Big Stone Gap, Virginia, 

 and Big Black Mountain, Harlan Co., Kentucky. This moun- 

 tain, the highest in the State, reaches an altitude of 4,100 feet 

 and is probably the only peak in the range carrying any con- 

 siderable area of Transition Zone. Tazewell and Burkes Garden, 

 Virginia, were visited July 30 to August 7. One of the peaks 

 of Rich Mountain, close to Tazewell, was examined and collec- 

 tions made both at the base and summit (4,230 feet). 



Crossing the mountains at Cumberland Gap, I made a stop 

 (August 9-13) at Barbourville, Kentucky, in the foothills of 

 the Cumberland Range at 1,000 feet altitude. Proceeding south- 

 ward into Tennessee I examined three localities on the Cumlier- 

 land Plateau, as follows: High Cliff, Campbell County (about 3 

 miles east of Jellico), August 20-22; Briceville and Cross Moun- 

 tain, August 14-22; and the southern end of Walden Ridge in 

 the vicinity of Rathburn Station (Soddy P. O.), August 25-29. 



Cross Mountain (3,550 feet) is the highest peak in the Cum- 



*A list of the birfls and a doscription of tlio faunal cliaractcristics of this region 

 will be found in " The Auk." XXVl, pp. lU'J-lo7, Ai)ril. I'JO'J. 



