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This bird concert is continued for just an hour and is then inter- 

 rupted until sun-down, when we are entertained by these thrushes 

 with a second daily musical event. Besides the thrush, there 

 are scarlet tanigers, snow-birds, wrens, and a very comprehensive 

 collection of cat-birds. At meal time — we dine out-of-doors under 

 a splendid maple — one particularly impudent feathered rascal ot 

 this breed alights within thirty feet of the table, and very plainly 



expresses his uncomplimentary opinion of mankind in general, and 

 especially of those who have invaded his sylvan retreat. Per- 

 haps the most alluring birds that favor us with their presence is a 

 pair of brilliant plumaged humming birds, which have preempted 

 as solely their own the scarlet horse-mint flowers immediately in 

 front of our tents. They rot only believe that this patch of posies 

 belongs exclusively to them, but they defend their rights in a 



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CLINGMAN'S DOME FROM TRAIL HACK (iF CAMP GIBSON 



EXECUTIVE STAFF CAMP GIBSON— GUIDE, COOK, STENOGRAPHER 



SEVEN-FOOT POPLAR FELLED JUST BELOW CAMP GIBSON 



HAULING FIGURED BIRCH LOGS OUT OF THE VIRGIN FOREST 



CURLY BIRCH BUTT BEING SNAKED THROUGH CREEK BOTTOM 



