300 Howell, Smnmer Birds of Kentucky and Tennessee. \_Ju^ 



Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — A few pairs were 

 living in a small marsh at Barboursville, August 9-13; they probably 

 breed there, but no nests were noticed. 



Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Several noted on 

 Big Black Mountain between 3000 and 4000 feet altitude; one at Bar- 

 boursville and one at Mammoth Cave. 



Bseolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Common at Barboursville; 

 several seen at Mammoth Cave. 



Penthestes carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — Several noted at 

 Barboiu'sville and ^Mammoth Cave; immature specimens taken, July 24, 

 at the summit of Big Black Mountain. 



Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — Common at Bar- 

 boursville; a few noted at Mammoth Cave. 



Hylocichia mustelina. Wood Thrush. — Common at Mammoth Cave 

 and Jackson; one seen at Barboursville; several on Big Black Mountain 

 between 2000 and 3000 feet. 



Planesticus migratorius achrusterus. Carolinian Robin. — Common 

 at Midway (specimen taken) and Mammoth Cave; one noted at Bar- 

 boursville; said to nest on the summit of Big Black Mountain, but I saw 

 none. 



Sialis sialis. Bluebird. — Fairly common at Barboursville and Mam- 

 moth Cave. 



Tennessee. 



The following localities in Tennessee were visited in the summer 

 of 1908: 



Briceville, Coal Creek, and Cross Mountain, August 14-19; 

 High Cliff, August 20-22; Soddy, and Walden Ridge west of Soddy, 

 August 25-29; Lawrenceburg, September 12-15. 



Cross Mountain (3550 feet) is the highest point on the Cumber- 

 land Range in Tennessee, and is situated about three miles north- 

 west of Briceville, on the boundary between Anderson and Campbell 

 counties. High Cliff is in Campbell County, about three miles 

 east of Jellico, at the point where the Clear Fork of the Cumberland 

 emerges from the cafion which it follows through the mountains. 

 The altitude of the valley at High Cliff is 1000 feet, and Pine Moun- 

 tain at this point reaches an altitude of 2100 feet. Soddy (Rath- 

 burn Station) is at the east base of Walden Ridge, about IS miles 

 northeast of Chattanooga. Walden Ridge is a fairly level plateau 

 varying in altitude from 1500 to 2400 feet, and at this point is 

 about 10 miles wide. 



