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characteristic loud, bubbling song made its presence known in a great 

 many places where otherwise it would have undoubtedly been entirely 

 overlooked. 



19. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper — Brown 

 Creepers were noted by us only on Grandfather Mountain where they were 

 tolerably common above 4000 ft. An immature specimen barely able to 

 fly was captured on June 24 at an altitude of 5600 ft. This is the first 

 breeding record for this mountain. 



20. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Was observed 

 only on Roan Mountain and Mount Mitchell, at which places it was fairly 

 common. This Nuthatch together with the Black-capped Chickadee and 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet were the only birds which seemed entirely char- 

 acteristic of the Canadian zone, and were found at no time below 5000 ft. 



21. Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus. Black-capped Chick- 

 adee. — This bird was only seen on Mount Mitchell and the adjoining 

 peaks. It is probably rather common throughout the higher portions of 

 the Black Mountains. Two specimens were taken on Potato Knob, 

 July 16 



22. Regulus satrapa satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Was 

 noted on Mount Mitchell, Roan and Grandfather Mountains. It was 

 the most abundant bird found on Mount Mitchell, the balsams being 

 fairly alive with both adults and birds of the year. A well feathered 

 young was taken on Grandfather Mountain, June 24. 



23. Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush, Veery. 

 — This bird seemed to occur in reasonably large numbers throughout the 

 mountains, above about 4000 ft., but was more abundant on Grandfather 

 Mt. than elsewhere. Here we had the good fortune to hear it sing in com- 

 pany with the Wood Thrush and to compare their songs. We both were 

 of the opinion that the Veery's song is not to be compared with that of the 

 Wood Thrush for clear musical expression; but that' there is something 

 about the song of the former which makes it singularly impressive. 



As it is desirable to classify the different species according to the 

 elevation at which they were seen, we give below the result of 

 such a grouping. Each bird necessarily falls into one of six 

 groups, as follows: 



1. Species (4) observed only in the Canadian Zone (above 

 5000 ft.). 



2. Species (13) observed only in the Canadian and Transition 

 Zones (2000 ft. to 5000 ft. and above). 



^ 3. Species (19) observed only in the Transition Zone (2000 ft. 

 to 5000 ft.). 



4. Species (10) observed in the Canadian, Transition, and 

 Upper Austral Zones (from below 2000 ft. to above 5000 ft.). 



