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in the lower pari of the Davidson River valley aboul a mile and a 

 half wesl of the railroad itation of Pisgah Forest, and three miles 

 north of Brevard. The valley at ilii. point is al an elevation of 

 ;il»uiit 2200 ft., and is enclosed between hills and low mountains. 

 A few miles farther to the west, the mountains increase in lize, 

 attaining an elevation of 6000 ft. <>n the line between Transylvania 

 ;iinl Haywood Counties. This ridge of high mountains i I. noun 

 locally as the "Balsams." The only peak of this ridge which I 

 visited is Silver Mine Bald (6040 ft.), one of the twin peaks of 

 Chestnul Bald. 



In June, 1911, Messrs. Bruner and Peild walked for a month 

 through the mountains of western North Carolina; and their con- 

 ei e, tabulated accounl wasofgreal service to me. Their work was, 

 of course, far more complete than mine, ;i , other duties often pre- 

 vented my being in I he field more i han a few hours u day. In con- 

 sequence, they noted twenty-three species which I did not find; and 

 de cribed as common many species which, from the negative evi- 

 dence of my notes alone, may I <«■ considered rare. However, my 

 work was done in ;i month when most birds are silent as well as shy. 



After the breeding season, it is probable thai many peri,-; may 

 wander everal hundred feet above or below their breeding ranges; 

 and it is not surprising that, in a U-w eases, I found birds some dis- 

 tance above or below the limits noted by Messrs. Bruner and Peild. 

 This same rea ion may accounl for my having found thirteen species 

 which they do not mention. These are: Pied-billed Grebe, Spotted 

 Sandpiper, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, 

 Red-headed Woodpecker, Nighthawk, Red-winged Blackbird, 

 Barn Swallow, Loggerhead Shrike, Worm-eating Warbler, Pine 

 Warbler, and Redstart. 



On former trips viz., Hendersonville, Transylvania County, 

 •Inly I.", Aiik r . 3, 1007; and Cashiers Valley, Jackson County, 



Aug. I 10, 1007 I noted four species which I did not find on the 

 1912 trip, and which are not mentioned by Messrs. !>runer and 



Peild. These are: Black Vulture, Greal Horned Owl, Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo, and Blue-grey Gnatcatcher. 



The following extract from my notes includes only those species 

 for which my records dill'er from those of Messrs. Bruner and Feild, 

 and I he pecies which were not noted by them. 



