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PHOTO BY C. BARLOW. 
COJNTRY A30UT ECHO, LOOKING TOWARD THE SUMMIT, 
thyaiisics vesper H /iks inoufaniis) resulted from the trip. At that time I spent sever- 
al days collecting witli them at FylTe. 
In 1897 made a hasty trip as far as the summit, while Henry 
Carriger and myself confined our ten days’ operations to Fyfife, where I,. F. Taylor 
acted as host. Mr. Taylor has collected a portion of each summer since rSph, and, 
owing to his hospitality, h'yffe ha*^ grown to he the .Mecca of numerous ornitholo- 
gists whose time precludes their going farther into tlie region. In 1898 Mr. Price 
went over the route as usual while I spent ten tlays with Mr. 'I'aylor, at which 
time the second known set of hermit warbler was collected. In June, 1899, Messrs. 
Carriger, John M. Welch and myself spent a w..-ek at P'yffe engaged in general 
work. In 1900 Win. L. Atkinson, Mr. 'Paylorand I collected at Fyffe and as far 
east as Pyramid Peak, which was climbed on June 10. During the past season 
(1901 ) Mr. 'I'aylor and 1 traversed the entire length of the road to 'I'allac, devoting 
about two weeks to the trip. Mr. 'Paylor w'as later stationed at Meyer’s Station 
and Glen Alpine Springs where he secured some interesting notes. 
I am especially indebted to Mr. W. W. Price for ids supplementary notes to 
my list as well as lor cordial co-operation. He adds a material number of species 
to the list, a fact due doubtless to his extensive study of the region. Messrs. 
W'ilfred H. (ksgood, R. H. Beck and h'orrest Hanford have kindly' furnished me 
with data concerning the occurrence of various species in the re.gion, while Mr. 
Chas. A. vSwisler has favored me with a local list from Placerville where he has re- 
