Stray Notes From Lookout Mountain, Tenn.—The following notes were taken on Lookout Mountain, Tenn., from March 17 to April 4, 1882. The “Mountain,” so-called, is a ridge, some twenty miles or more in length, extending nearly due north and south. Its altitude ranges from 2200 to 2450 feet above the sea, and from 1500 to 1750 feet above the Tennessee River, which touches the base at its most northern point: its width, at the top, is from half a mile to two miles. About two miles of its northern end is in Tennessee, the rest being in Georgia. My collecting was done mostly on the Tennessee portion, but occasionally I went into Georgia, my longest trip into that State being five miles. The country is, for the most part, heavily wooded, although towards the northern end a great deal of the timber was destroyed during the late war and the new growth is still quite small. There are numerous streams in the ravines, along the banks of which laurels, blackberries, etc., grow luxuriantly. On the east side of the ridge there are, for half a mile, huge boulders, and the trees, principally pines, on and around them, were, I found, a favorite resort for the smaller birds. The whole number of species noted during my stay was fifty, but I give only such notes as may, perhaps, be of general interest.
1. Sitta canadensis Linn. Red-bellied Nuthatch.—Met with but once, on March 29, in a partial clearing.
2. Dendrœoa virens (Gmel.) Baird. Black-throated Green Warbler.—First seen March 19. Taken March 20. After this date it was not at all uncommon, and could be heard singing at almost any hour of the day.
3. Peucæa æstivalis illinoensis Ridgw. Oak-wood Sparrow.—First noted April 3. Two males procured April 4, both in song. These were both well-marked examples of illinoensis, one, indeed, carrying the differentiation to an extreme degree. In this specimen the back was of a reddish-brown color, entirely without streaks, and exactly resembled extreme specimens from Illinois. The other had the back distinctly streaked with black, and closely resembled a specimen from Alabama, taken by Mr. N. C. Brown. I found these birds both in groves of small pines and in open fields where there were plenty of brush-piles. They seemed to be quite common, as I heard several singing, at the same time, in different parts of the field. I was enabled to compare my specimens with those of the Smithsonian Institution through the kindness of Mr. R. Ridgway, and for this and many other favors I wish to tender him my grateful thanks.
4. Corvus corax carnivorus (Bartr.) Ridgw. American Raven.—Quite common. Said to breed on the cliffs. I have seen as many as eight or ten chasing each other through the air at one time.
5. Catharista atrata (Wils.) Less. Carrion Crow.—Quite common. Breeds. They seem to keep in flocks more than Cathartis aura.
6. Bonasa umbella (Linn.) Steph. Ruffed Grouse.—Once seen and once heard “drumming.” The local sportsmen report them as being quite scarce.—W. H. Fox, Washington, D. C.
Errata.
Vol. VII, page [119], line 8, for “struggling” read “straggling”; page [122], line 9 from bottom, for “Rellon” read “Redlon”; page [123], line 28, for “Before” read “Upon.”