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especially along the creeks and rivers ; e. g., the Louisiana Water- 

 Thrush {Seiurus motacilla) follows up the water courses into the 

 domain of the Water-Thrush {Seiiirus novehoracensis), and the 

 Catbird is found side by side with the Alder Flycatcher, Carolina 

 Junco, and Hermit Thrush. On the other hand, tongues of the 

 Transition zone extend far into the Carolinian, as, e. g., the Chest- 

 nut-sided and Golden-winged Warblers (^Dendroica pennsylvanica, 

 Helminthophila chrysoptera) bred quite plentifully this year right 

 near Cumberland, and plants like the clammy azalea {Azalea vis- 

 cosa), turk's cap lily {Lilium super bum), Maia?ithemum canadettse, 

 etc., follow rivers and cool northern mountain sides far down, where 

 they do not seem to belong. I can recommend Oakland, and the 

 glade district of Garrett County in general, as a veritable natura- 

 lists' paradise, as it is also a place where coolness reigns in sum- 

 mer and pure, delicious, ozone-laden air is found in abundance. 

 There many beautiful and some rare plants flower in profusion ; 

 for instance, the wood lily {Lilium philadelphicum), the turk's cap 

 lily (Z. superlmm), and the meadow lily (Z. canadensis) can be 

 found at the end of July, blooming side by side, and while hearing 

 or seeing the Magnolia, Cerulean, Blackburnian, Black-throated 

 Blue and Green Warblers, Wilson's and Hermit Thrushes, and the 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, one may pluck, if he likes, indian-pipe 

 {Monotropa unijlora), sweet pine-sap {Hypopitys hypopitys), rattle- 

 snake plantain {Goodyera pubescens), purple and green habenarias, 

 or three orchids blooming simultaneously {Cypripedium acanle, 

 pjibesce?is^ and parvi/lorut?i). 



As to the following list of birds, I wish to bespeak reliability for 

 it. All of the species mentioned, excepting fifteen, can be seen 

 in my collections of either mounted specimens or skins or in both, 

 and about half of those fifteen species I saw in the flesh in some- 

 one else's possession. I have seen a few more species than those 

 mentioned, but since I could not take them and they must be con- 

 sidered rare or accidental visitants here, I did not include them in 

 the list. A few species I mention on the authority of others, but 

 they are such as undoubtedly occur here and every sportsman 

 knows, but there being some room for doubt, I have marked them 

 as uncertain. 



Of literature on the birds of this region, I know of two sources 





