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*Maryland Yellow Throat, sometimes known as
"Black Eye."

were Trillium nor Caltha palustris.  From Woodbrook we went
out to the Shepherd Asylum where we found the field purple with
Lamium purpureum, here too we found Uvularia perfoliata.
Forty-one different plants were collected.

206.

May. 4, 1901.  A trip with Mr. W. to Glenburnie.  We met at
Camden Station and took the 7 A.M. train.  On our way down,
we observed the Sassafras, Dogwood, and Amelanchier, were in
full bloom, each beautifying the landscape in its particular way.

When we reached G. we went to the pond.  Our first attraction
was a pretty bird* about the size of our domesticated canary.  It was
perched in a low bush close to the road, and every few minutes
sang its sweet song.  It was facing us, and we thought it a 
yellow bird (canary yellow) with a deep black blotch from its eyes
to its mouth; also a black line of the same intensity along the
outer edge of is wings; and its head of a brownish yellow
color.  But when the bird moved we saw that its entire back
was of this same color.  While looking at the bird we saw also
close at hand a pretty patch of Iris verna.  We collected
what large buds we could find and I took two specimens for
the press.  I spent considerable time trying to get these for I
        