nother chain of steep hills, not unlike the foot- 

 hills to the Rocky Mountains. 



We experienced considerable difficulty in ef- 

 fecting a landing as the current ran very close to 

 the steep bank and was so swift that the boat be- 

 came almost unmanagable. 



The timber was very heavy where we landed and 

 looked as though but very little had ever been 

 cut, oak, hickory, ash, walnut, elm and hackber- 

 ry were abundant on the bluff, along the small 

 streams willow, poplar, and cottonwood were in 

 evidence; occasionall we noted a red-bud or linn. 

 Playful squirrels jumped from limb to limb in 

 fancied security, rabbits, startled from their 

 nests, scampered rway in afright as we forced 

 our way through the underbrush, giving timely 

 warning of our approach to all denizens of the 

 woods. The American Eedstart seemed to be 

 the most common bird here, their brilliant plu- 

 mage almost dazzled one's eyes as they darted 

 hither and yon amongst the foliage. 



The Bed-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated 

 Vireos were fairly common, we found several 

 nests of the Reel-eye; their favorite nesting site 

 was the branch of a small linn sprout, well hid- 

 den from above by the dai k green foliage,- but by 

 walking on the under side of the hi'l it was plain- 

 ly visible. Several times during the morning 



