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waters, river, lowland streams, creeks, upland brooks, and pools, 

 was investigated, and much new information was obtained regarding 

 the forms living in the different environments, while the list of 

 species was considerably augmented, the whole number known being 

 ninety-three. 



COLLECTING BIRDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA 

 On April 15, 191 1, three members of the Museum staff from the 

 Division of Birds, Dr. Edgar A. Mearns, Mr. J. H. Riley, and Mr. E. 

 J. Brown, made a trip at their own expense, to South Carolina for 

 the purpose of collecting birds for the National Museum, from the 

 neighborhood of Christ's Church Parish, in Charleston County. This 

 county abounds in birds and is of much interest to ornithologists 

 from the fact that it was here that Audubon and Bachman made 

 collections in 183 1 and 1832. Messrs. Brown, Mearns, and Riley 

 obtained some 600 specimens, including some 50 prototypes out of 72 

 which are described from this locality. Among them were many 

 water-birds not previously in the Museum collections, and also 

 warblers, plovers, curlews, Mississippi Hites, etc. Some reptiles 

 (including a coral snake), were also collected by the party which 

 was in the field about five weeks. Dr. Mearns remained in the 

 field a week longer, and collected many plants for the Museum. 



