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Penthestcs atricapillus atricapillus (Linn.). Chickadee. 



Common in the woods; seen chiefly in the upland woods. 



Polio ptila cccriilea cccrulea (Linn.). Bkie-grey Gnatcatcher. 

 A few specimens were noted in August, 19 lo. 



Plancsticus iiiigratoriits viigratoi'ius (Linn.). Robin. 



A few robins were seen in the woods. They did not appear to 

 be common. 



Sialia sialis sialis (Linn.). Bluebird. 



Common in April, 1914, about the few trees left standing after 

 the removal of most of the upland woods. 



MAMMAI^S 



Tainias striatiis (Linn.)? Chipmunk. 



One chipmunk was seen in the remnant of the upland woods in 

 June, 19 14. Since Wood records the subspecies hystcri in Cham- 

 paign County, it is possible that this may be T. striatiis liysteri (Rich- 

 ardson). 



Sciurus niger ritfiventcr ( Geoff roy) ? Fox Squirrel. 



A squirrel that was in all probability this species, but which may 

 possibly have been a gray scjuirrel, was seen in the upland woods in 

 August, 19 10. 



The foregoing list includes all the vertebrates seen by the writer 

 in Bates woods during the field trips made to the region. It certainly 

 comes far from including all those that were in the woods since the 

 field studies were started in August, 19 10. Most of the writer's ob- 

 servations were made in late summer, when birds are seen with diffi- 

 culty because of their comparative silence. Poor success was ob- 

 tained in making mammal collections, although methods were used 

 that the writer has employed with considerable success in places simi- 

 lar to Bates woods. It is very probable that mammals are actually 

 scarce there. 



It is remarkable that no examples of the common rabbit (Sylvila- 

 gus floridamis mcarnsi) were found, for the species is very abun- 

 dantly represented about Charleston in both wooded and prairie 

 regions. Another notable fact is that no snakes were observed, for 

 they are frequently though not commonly found in other woodlands 

 about Charleston. 



Other vertebrates that in all probability belong to the Bates woods' 

 fauna, according to the writer's observations in similar woodlands 

 about Charleston and according to reliable testimony, are given in the 

 list below. Still other species may live in the woods or visit it oc- 



