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mountains in this region, Pack Mt. being the highest. Completing the work here, after much difficulty because of the rainy weather, I went east to Franklin and worked in the Nantahala National Forest on Wayah Bald, Standing Indian and adjoining mountains These mountains are well over 5000 feet but being so far south, near the Georgia line, they lack the balsam and spruce trees which are usually associated with a typical Canadian zone. As Wayah Bald and Standing Indian Mts. are State Game Refuge. I had to confine my work out of the preserves. While in this area I visited Highlands to obtain a few specimens of blue-headed vireos. This mountain form of the blue headed vireo was originally named from Highlands.
 I spent the last two weeks of the spring and summer trip in

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