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away but soon returned and was secured a few minutes 
later upon alightin» near the nest. It proved to be a - 
male in magnificent plumage. One other bird, alsoa male, 
was seen in the neighborhood but no other nests were 
noticed, _The nest examined was a heavy structure of 
sticks and twigs lined with long gray moss ( 77/landsia 
awsmeotds). It contained four eggs well advanced in incu- 
bation. In appearance they very much resesembled the 
egos of the cormorant but are smaller, an average ege 
measuring 1.15x135.'| In the neighborhoou of Lake Wac- 
amaw and the region south and east of there Loccasionally 
heard mention ef this bird from the inhabitants and do 
not doubt but that in suitable localities throughout the 
south-eastern part of North Carolina the Anhinga is a 
frequent summer resident. 
1Chapman’s Handbook of Birds of Hastern North America, 1897, p, 93. 
THE DICHOTOMOUS GROUP OF PANICUM IN 
THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. 
1) CONTRIBUTION FROM MY HERBARIUM. NO. III. 
W. W. ASHE. 
The dichotomous section of Panicum presents a great 
difficulty to satisfactory segregation in the confusing and 
often nearly similar forms acquired not only by nearly 
related, but even quite dissimilar species in the later, 
branched condition which the simple primary culm gen- 
erally assumes after the expansion of its panicle, and 
sometimes even preceding its expansion. The following 
descriptions are based on the character of the simple 
1Issued Nov. 10th, 1898. 
