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J Howell, List of Summer Bird^ of Mf. Mansfield. ? ^Q 



ascends the mountain, reaching the summit at the base of the 

 cliff which forms ' The Nose.' I was located during both of my 

 trips at the house of Mr. George Harlow, which stands on a small 

 plateau or step of the mountain, several hundred feet above the 

 valley proper, and only a short distance from the point where the 

 road enters the forest. 



The altitudes given in the present paper are only approximately 

 correct, since I have the exact figures for only two points : Stowe 

 Valley (548 ft.), and the summit of ' The Chin,' (4364 ft.). The 

 woods at the east base of the mountain along the Smugglers' 

 Notch road, are assumed to be at about 1000 feet altitude; the 

 ridge at the point where the wagon road terminates (frequently 

 referred to as ' the summit ') is probably about 4000 feet. 



The Mansfield region, in its faunal relationships, is almost pure 

 Canadian, the few Alleghanian species found in the vallej^ being 

 extremely rare. 



The following mammals, nearly all of them characteristic of the 

 Canadian zone, were the most common species : 



Sciurus hudsonicHS gym7ticHS — Red Squirrel. 



Tamias striatns lysteri — Northern Chipmunk. 



Pero7iiyscus canadensis — ■ Canadian White-footed Mouse. 



Evotimiys gapperi — Red-backed Vole. 



Zapus insignis — Woodland Jumping Mouse. 



ZapHs Juidsoniiis — Meadow Jumping Mouse. 



Erethizoti dorsatits — Canada Porcupine. 



Lepus americanus — Varying Hare. 



Blarina brevicauda — Short-tailed Shrew. 



Sorex fumcus — Smoky Shrew. 



Sorex persona ills — Masked Shrew. 



The flora has been so thoroughly treated in several botanical 

 papers ^ that I need do no more here than refer to the character- 

 istic trees. The forest at the base of the mountain consists of a 

 heavy mixed growth of deciduous trees, with a good sprinkling of 

 evergreens. The commonest species are the sugar maple {Acer 

 saccharum), beech {Fagus americand), yellow birch {Betula lutea), 



iSee especially 'The Flora of Mt. Mansfield,' Bot. Gazette, XX, pp. 72- 

 75 (1895)- 



