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pine, and there were swampy lands grown with deciduous trees 

 along the streams. Pretty Pond, 10 miles north of Southport, was 

 typical of the woodland ponds of this area, being shallow and having 

 a white sand bottom. Bordering the coast and the mouth of the Cape 

 Fear River are broad reaches of salt marsh. Through the courtesy 

 of the United States Coast Guard, work was prosecuted on Smith 

 Island on May 13 and from May 20 to 22, with results of much 

 interest. The island, as already stated, will repay more careful 

 investigation. On May 24 the party transferred to Rockingham in 

 Richmond County, a cotton- and corn-growing area drained by the 

 Pee Dee River and its tributary streams. There were areas here, 

 particularly in the wooded swamps, of definitely more southern 

 affinity. Considerable collecting was done near the Pee Dee River 

 11 miles east of Wadesboro. Gregor Rohwer concluded his work 

 with the party here on June 3. 



On June 5 Perrygo located at Murphy in Cherokee County for 

 studies in the low mountains of this section. He reached Pack 

 Mountain through Pack Mountain Gap but found that cover on 

 most of the slopes had been burned. Other collections were made 

 from 6 to 8 miles southwest at elevations of 1,450 to 1,750 feet in 

 abandoned fields, areas of small woodland, and stands of heavy pine. 

 On June 17 he moved to Franklin, where permission was obtained 

 through the forest ranger and the game warden to collect in certain 

 regions in the Nantahala National Forest. Birds were taken here on 

 Rocky Ridge and Rocky Bald at elevations ranging from 4,500 to 

 5,200 feet, mainly in deciduous forest. Other collections were made 

 along a stream where there was a small glade at 3,500 feet, 12 miles 

 east of Hayesville. On July 1 birds were secured in hardwood forest 

 at 4,100 feet on Standing Indian Mountain 15 miles east of Hayes- 

 ville, and on July 3 Shortoil Mountain was examined. Birds were 

 obtained on July 5 and 6 near Highlands. 



The final work of the summer centered at Boone, Watauga County, 

 and extended from July 9 to 20, hampered somewhat by heavy rains. 

 Elk Knob, 7 miles north, offered good collecting at altitudes ranging 

 from 4,800 to 5,500 feet, partly in forest and partly in old farm- 

 lands. No spruce was found. Three Tops Mountain near Creston 

 and Patty and Bluff Mountains near West Jefferson were visited 

 also, in addition to work in the valleys near West Jefferson. Bluff 

 Mountain had a small stand of hemlocks in which a winter wren 

 was taken. Ravens were said to nest here formerly. Snake Moun- 

 tain, 7 miles north of Boone, was visited on July 18 and 19. Perrygo 

 returned to Washington on July 22. 



For work in the autumn Perrygo left the Museum on September 

 14 with Charles L. Wheeler as field assistant, and on September 16 



