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On all of the trips quantities of Indian paint brush or painted 

 cup, Castilleja coccinea, was seen in the fields. In places on the 

 hillsides wild crab apples were in blossom, the species seeming to 

 be Malus glaucescens which has been commonly confused with 

 M. coronaria. In a meadow a few globe flowers, Trollius laxus, 

 were found. Dr. Wherry has added the following notes on plants 

 seen : 



On The Pines property the Purple Mountain-Clematis, Atragcnc anier- 

 icana Sims, was in full bloom. A large colony of Botrychiitin neglectum 

 Wood was found on the hill east of barbed-wire fence on east side of the 

 property. 



In the Tamarack swamp southeast of Lafayette, Menyantlies irifoliata 

 L., Betula pumila L., and Rhammus ahiifolia L'Her were among the north- 

 ern species collected. 



Sunday morning a trip was made to the extensive swamp near Spring- 

 dale, southwest of Newton. Great masses of the yellow water buttercup, 

 Ranunculus delphinifolius grew in the open water. The most striking feature 

 here was the remarkable abundance of yellow Cypripediums. In wet soil the 

 "slippers" were constantly small in size, so that the term C. parviflorum 

 Salisbury seems quite appropriate for them. In drier places all the plants 

 bore large-sized slippers, corresponding to C. pub esc ens YYilld. These dis- 

 tributional features cast doubt on the frequently expressed opinion that the 

 yellow slipper-orchids are all one species. Other noteworthy finds were 

 showy orchid, Galcorchis spectabilis, Dryoptcris cristata X margitialis Dav- 

 enport ; Arisaema pusillum (Peck) Nash; Geum rivale L. ; and Trientalis 

 americana Pursh. 



Dr. Chubb adds the list of birds seen by the party, though no 

 one member saw the entire list. 



Total List of Birds Observed Within a Radius of Five Miles 



Heron, Great Blue 

 Killdeer 



Dove, Mourning 

 Vulture, Turkey 

 Hawk, Marsh 

 Hawk, Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, Cooper's 

 Hawk, Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, Sparrow 

 Kingfisher, Belted 

 Woodpecker, Hairy 

 Woodpecker, Downy 

 Woodpecker, Red-headed 

 Flicker, Northern 



Nighthawk 



Swift, Chimney 



Hummingbird, Ruby-throated 



Kingbird 



Flycatcher, Crested 



Phoebe 



Pewee, Wood 



Flycatcher, Least 



Jay, Blue 



Crow, American 



Starling 



Bobolink 



Cowbird 



Blackbird, Red-winged 



