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We found it common in six counties and at points ranging from 1600 ft. 

 &t Edgemont to 6700 ft. on the summit of Mount Mitchell. 



9. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak.— Only two 

 individuals of this northern species were noted during the trip, one in 

 Avery County on the Linville River (elevation 3800 ft.) and the other on 

 Grassy Ridge, Mitchell County (elevation 6000 ft.). 



10. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — The Scarlet Tana- 

 ger was fairly common throughout most of the country visited below 5000 

 ft. It was recorded in Caldwell, Avery, Mitchell, McDowell, and Yancey 

 Counties. 



11. Bombycilla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. — Noted in the Tran- 

 sition and Canadian Zones in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, and Buncombe 

 Counties, but was nowhere common. Several were seen on Roan Moun- 

 tain at an altitude of 6100 ft. 



12. Lanivireo solitarius alticola. Mountain Vireo. — This sub- 

 species of the Blue-headed Vireo was observed only in Caldwell, Avery, 

 and Mitchell Counties, but it is probably tolerably common throughout 

 the mountains. 



13. Dendroica cserulescens cairnsi. Cairns' Warbler. — On 

 Grandfather Mountain this was the commonest warbler present. A nest 

 containing three eggs was found on June 22. It was a very neat affair, 

 constructed of strips of bark and rootlets, lined with fine rootlets and hair, 

 and placed about one foot from the ground in a cinnamon fern (Osmunda). 



After leaving Grandfather Mt. Cairns' Warbler was seen on only two 

 occasions, once on the south side of Roan Mountain and again in the South 

 Toe River valley in Yancey County. 



14. Dendroica pensylvanica. Chestnut-sided Warbler. — Noted 

 rather frequently in portions of Avery and Mitchell Counties. It was 

 most numerous in the valleys near cleared land at altitudes between 3000 

 and 4000 ft. 



15. Dendroica fusca. Blackburnian Warbler. — The Blackburn- 

 ian Warbler was tolerably common in the large deciduous forests on the 

 northwest side of Grandfather Mountain. Although diligent search was 

 made we did not find it elsewhere. 



16. Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. — This 

 warbler was found to be fairly common on Mount Mitchell, Roan, and 

 Grandfather Mountains at altitudes ranging from about 3000 ft. to 6600 ft. 



17. Wilsonia canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — On Grandfather 

 Mountain Canadian Warblers were rather common, being almost as 

 abundant as Cairns' Warbler. They were quite noisy and not at all 

 shy. On Roan Mountain they were much less numerous, being seen on 

 only one or two occasions on the southern slope. After leaving this moun- 

 tain they were not again observed. 



18. Nannus hiemalis hiemalis. Winter Wren. — Was rather 

 common on all the high mountains visited above 4000 ft. On Mount 

 Mitchell it was observed within a few feet of the summit. The bird's 



