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herbarium is by Mr. Frank Dobbin, at Jamaica, in 1911. It has been 

 collected also at Franklin. Willoughby and Burke. 



The other two, both Lophoziae, were collected at Willoughby dur- 

 ing the St. Johnsbury meeting. L. heterocolpa (Thed.) Howe was 

 abundant in the woods south of the cliffs, on earthy banks among the 

 limestone ledges. This is one of the three members of the limestone- 

 group of Lophozia at present reported from New England, and Wil- 

 loughby is the only station where all three are found, the other two, 

 L. badensis (Gottsche) Schiffn; and L. Kanrini (Limpr.) St., being 

 fairly abundant. 



L. longidens (Lindb.) Macoun grew on the Mt. Hor side of the 

 lake on a granite boulder in the woods. Both these species ap- 

 peared at just about the places where the writer expected them. There 

 are now 15 species reported first from Willoughby, and the end is not 

 yet. 



UNCOMMON BIRDS FOUND IN THE IMMEDIATE 



VICINITY OF RUTLAND 



Duane E. Kent. 



During the last 12 years I have spent the majority of my leisure 

 time in field work, studying birds and mammals in the immediate vi- 

 cinity of Rutland. It is very easy to look over a certain territory and 

 locate the more common of our wild friends, but the surprises, and al- 

 most unbelievable things happen after we have looked over the terri- 

 tory, as we think, thoroughly, and then find that we have been over- 

 looking certain birds that are summer residents, for the simple reason 

 that we thought they could not be found. This is what I have 

 noticed in my experience. 



Owing to the geographical lay of Rutland close to the mountains, 

 we have some bird life that is not usually found in a locality situated 

 in the transition zone, as we are here. 



I have some friends interested in bird study, who tell me that they 

 find more varied bird life here than in any other place they have visited 

 in New England. The reason for this is that we are situated at the 

 foot of the Green Mountains, whose altitude rises considerably above 

 the lower levels of the Canadian zone. Also, we have several fine 

 sphagnum swamps, and some of the animal, plant and bird life found 



