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assigned 1*6 collect the desinea sn^^mens . 
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• Linecebaoh and the writer were 
4fe» left in the early part of April 1937 £*r the Austroriparian life 
2 one in the Mississippi River bottoms in the vicinitv of Memphis where we 
for about two weeks collecting in the cypress swamps, securing many interesting 
specimens of birds and mamaals* 
Leaving here 'we went to the northwestern part of the state ^wgiff 4y 
around 
Reelfoot Lake* This is one of the most interesting spots in Tennessee for nature 
lovers , aa&k 
nimrods and anglers, as ducks m*t& fish aboun 
This lake was 
formed in the winter of 1811-12 by a series of earthquakes whi - ofc 1 caused thflr lor 
approximately four miles wide and fourteen miles long t 
During our successful two weeks here we 'were joined by Dr* Priedmann, Curator of 
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Birds of the National Museum* , 
the last wolves 
densely forested mi^ rolling hills of Yiayne County* 
taken in the Statej^ were killed here a number of years ago* ^videntxy kft was 
once well populated by the Indians 
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the many sites o^e saw along the numerous 
creeks 4*o » e * 
are said to Jhave held the ir^xxxmo i 1 s of war at Natural Bridge, 
which is one of the scenic spots of the state # 
iriorth we stopped at 'Crossville on the Cumberland ML* plateau 
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at an altitude of 2000 feet • This is a dry limestone section ^t%h timber '^ second 
growth pine and oal; 
Although we obtained a variety of birds } 
ma:mals were very scarce* 
AShw ^Q m ^s^ey4m9% we moved 
e northeastern part of the state 
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