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palustris, Oxalis acetosella and other northern plants, and also many 

 interesting birds to be mentioned later. 



On July 1 another change was made to Mountain Lake Park in the 

 southern part of Garrett county. Here, as throughout the county, 

 the face of the country is traversed by numerous chestnut ridges 

 having a general northeast and southwest trend, but coniferous for- 

 ests are entirely absent. In the vicinity of Kearney, some hemlock 

 woods still remain and there are several species of birds not observed 

 at Mountain Lake Park. A considerable quantity of hemlock occurs 

 on the western slopes of Great Savage Mountain in the vicinity, with 

 an undergrowth of Rhododendron maximum, Taxus minor, and 

 Oxalis acetosella. 



Study and collecting trips were also made to Rawlings, Dans Moun- 

 tain, Oldtown, and Little Orleans, where short stops were made to 

 ascertain what birds were common in the vicinity. 



Following is a list of the birds observed during the several trips. 

 They were all seen between June 17 and July 24 (with the exception 

 of Otocoris), and while of course the nests of all the species were not 

 found, there is no doubt that all were breeding in the vicinity. A 

 male horned lark in full song, observed near Accident on May 18, 

 was doubtless breeding. Several olivebacked thrushes were seen 

 near the borders of the tamarack swamp near Finzel on May 15 and 

 may breed there, but since they may have been migrants, and since 

 they were not found there in June, the species is not included in the 

 following list. The wild turkey occurs throughout the wilder parts 

 of the region but was not observed. The number of species recorded 

 would doubtless have been considerably increased had it been possible 

 to devote the time entirely to birds. 



LIST OF SUMMER BIRDS IN WESTERN MARYLAND. 



Ardea virescens. GREEN HERON. Though doubtless occurring 

 elsewhere in the region, Green Herons were observed only along the 

 Potomac and its tributaries. One was seen near Rawlings and a 

 number of adults and young were observed at Little Orleans and Old- 



