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A. H. Howell, who collected in Raleigh County in July 1909, for the 

 Biological Survey. No attempt is made to give a complete list of the 

 birds of the State, as others have that in hand. The intention of this 

 paper is to make available the data we have for the use of those inter- 

 ested in the ornithology of this area either in compiling the State list 

 or in other ways. The work has led to the description of a new race 

 of song sparrow with the type locality in the Cranberry Glades, to 

 several new records for West Virginia, and to much data on distribution 

 within the limits concerned. 



An account of the mamnuils collected has been prepared by Dr. 

 Kellogg.* 



The Conservation Commission of West Virginia has given most 

 courteous assistance in these investigations in the granting of the 

 necessary scientific permits and in other waj^s. We are especially 

 indebted to II. W. Shawhan, the Commission's director of conserva- 

 tion, and to G. H. Overholt, executive secretary. Permission for work 

 in the Cranberry Glades was granted by the Forest Service of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, through B. A. Eger, then district 

 ranger of the Monongahela National Forest at Richw^ood, who made 

 a cabin available for the use of the party. William L. Maule, district 

 ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Durbin, W. Va., kindly arranged for the 

 use of an excellent cabin on Middle Mountain during work in that 

 area. 



Finally we have to express our sincere appreciation of the friendly 

 interest of many citizens and landowners throughout the State who 

 aided the party by giving advice as to good locahties and above all by 

 freely granting permission to enter on their lands. 



ITINERARY 



The first collections of birds were made on April 18, 1936, in the 

 mountainous country 2 miles east of White Sulphur Springs. On 

 April 19 the party obtained quarters at Wilson's Farm Tourist Camp, 

 near Barboursville, 4 miles east of Huntington, and remained there 

 until May 4. From this base collections were made in the drainage of 

 the Guyandot River and Twelve Pole Creek, the area worked ex- 

 tending to the region north of Logan and to points near Dunlow, MiU 

 Creek, Tyler Creek, and Fourteen. 



A base was established next at Uncle Tom's Cabin Camp near 

 Gilboa, Nicholas County, where the party remained until May 17. 

 This was a hilly region of farmland and forest. Localities at which 

 collections were made included Pine Creek near Enon, Zela, Summers- 

 ville, an open region near Muddlety, and the Gauley River near Per- 

 singer. I joined the party here on May 8, and on May 9 we made a 

 reconnaissance into the Cranberry Glades. 



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