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located a base in Madison, N. C. Work hei-e until September 27 cen- 

 tered on the headwaters of the Dan and Haw Eivers ; the valley of 

 Hogan Creek, 7 miles northeast of Keidsville, where tracts of heavy 

 timber still remain, was one of the best localities found. A trap line 

 was run on Rockhouse Creek 8 miles northwest, and collections were 

 made on Troublesome Creek 7 miles south. On September 28 the 

 party located in Newton, Catawba County, and from here investi- 

 gated the wooded bottomlands along the Catawba River, north of 

 Catawba in Catawba County, and west of Statesville in Iredell 

 County, the river being the boundary between these counties. On 

 October 6 the men worked near Longisland, Catawba County. 



On October 12 they located at Lakeview Camp west of Engelhard 

 on the south shore of Lake Mattamuskeet. Here were found extensive 

 brackish marshes and great areas of open pine timber with under- 

 growth of cane and bayberry tangled with smilax. Much of the low 

 woodlands was wet from frequent rains. In eastern Dare County, 

 near Stumpy Point, there are broad areas of savannas with spring}^ 

 turf almost like a heath, over which were scattered small magnolias 

 and abundant dried stalks of sarracenia. In the drainage ditches along 

 the road it was interesting to see stumps and logs of an ancient cypress 

 swamp extending for a long distance, covered by a foot or two of 

 sandy topsoil. Toward Manns Harbor there were heavy stands of 

 gums and magnolia and large growths of pine. J. E. Graf and the 

 writer joined the party here from October 13 to 15. On October 26 

 Perrygo collected in marshes along the Pungo River near Leechville 

 and on October 28 near Fairfield. Through the courtesy of the Bureau 

 of Biological Survey (now the Fish and Wildlife Sei-vice), Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, a trap line for mice and shrews was run in the 

 refuge area near the lake. 



On October 29 the men located at Bethel and they remained tliere 

 until November 13. Along Conetoe Creek, 3 miles west, there were 

 fine stands of deciduous forest, w^hile to the northwest of Greenville 

 were great stands of pine. Birds were especially common here, includ- 

 ing white-eyed towhees near Greenville. A few specimens were taken 

 near Tarboro and Hassell. The last base for the season was established 

 at Beaufort on November 14. Work here centered in the coastal area 

 near Beaufort, Davis, Mansfield, Williston, North Harlowe, and 

 Atlantic. On November 22 and 24 the men visited Bogue Island oppo- 

 site Morehead City, on November 23 they crossed Core Sound from 

 Marshallberg to the island facing the Atlantic Ocean, and on November 

 25 crossed again from the town of Atlantic farther north. The party 

 returned to the Museum in Washington on November 27. 



