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[[underline]] Perrygo [[/underline]]
[[strikethrough]] The National Museum had comparatively little material in the way of birds and mammals from Tennessee; therefore C. Lingebach and the writer were assigned to collect the desired specimens. [[/strikethrough]]
^[[With Carleton Langebach as assistant I]] [[strikethrough]] We [[/strikethrough]] left in the early part of April 1937 [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] ^[[to begin the work in]] the Austroriparian life zone in the Mississippi River bottoms in the vicinity of Memphis where we [[strikethrough]] stayed [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] remained [[/insertion]] for about two weeks collecting in the cypress swamps, securing many interesting specimens of birds and mammals.
Leaving here we went to the northwestern part of the state [[strikethrough]] , and [[/strikethrough]] for [[strikethrough]] incidentally ^[[to]] the northern part of the Austroriparian life zone and [[/strikethrough]] work [[strikethrough]] ed [[/strikethrough]] around Reelfoot Lake. This is one of the most interesting spots in Tennessee for nature lovers [[strikethrough]] and for [[/strikethrough]] nimrods and anglers, as ducks, [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] fish ^[[and other game]] abound [[strikethrough]] here. [[/strikethrough]] This lake was formed in the winter of 1811-12 by a series of earthquakes [[strikethrough]] which [[/strikethrough]] ^[[that]] caused th [[overwritten]] is [[/overwritten]] low [[strikethrough]] country for [[/strikethrough]] land to sink over an area approximately four miles wide and fourteen miles long [[strikethrough]] to sink. [[/strikethrough]]
During our successful two weeks here we were joined by Dr. Friedmann, Curator of Birds of the National Museum.
[[strikethrough]] We departed from Reelfoot Lake a few days later southeastwardly for the [[/strikethrough]] As the spring season was now farther advanced we moved to a higher area in the densely forested, [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] rolling hills of Wayne County. [[strikethrough]] Probably [[/strikethrough]] ^[[It is said that]] the last wolves taken in the State [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] were killed here a number of years ago [[overwritten]] . [[/overwritten]] , ^[[and this region]] evidently [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] was once well populated by the Indians from the may sites [[strikethrough]] one [[/strikethrough]] ^[[we]] saw along the numerous creeks [[strikethrough]] here. They [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Indians]] are said to have held their councils of war at Natural Bridge, [[strikethrough]] Tennessee [[/strikethrough]] which is one of the scenic spots of the state.
[[strikethrough]] On our way [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Continuing]] north we stopped ^[[during the latter part of May]] at Crossville on the Cumberland [[strikethrough]] Mt. [[/strikethrough]] plateau at an altitude of 2000 feet. This is a dry limestone section [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] timber [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ed with]] second growth pine and oak [[strikethrough]] trees [[/strikethrough]]. Although we obtained a variety of birds [[strikethrough]] here, the [[/strikethrough]] mammals were very scarce.
[[strikethrough]] After our stay here [[/strikethrough]] ^[[The first of June]] we moved [[strikethrough]] on ^[[in]] to the [[/strikethrough]] ^[[into the high mountains area of]] northeastern part of the state