Summer Birds Near Lake Caddo 169 



The writer wislies to expres^s liis sincere appreciation 

 to the following people who made possible his visit to 

 Lake Caddo: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. and Dr. and Mrs. J. F, 

 Kosborough of Marshall, Texas, and to Mr. C. J. Ros- 

 borongh, Jr., who accompanied the writer to the lake, 

 where their knowledge of the region made movement 

 possible. 



A list of the summer birds of the region follows : 



1. Pied-billed Grebe. Podilymbus podiceps (Linn.). 



Three seen near Star ranch, and two at Eagle Nest Island and 

 Baldwin, the latter accompanied by two young. 



2. Laughing Gull. Lams atricilla Linn. 



The one seen over Eagle Nest Island was most likely a strag- 

 gler from the coastal breeding grounds, having possibly followed 

 up the course of the Sabine or Red river. 



3. Forster's Tern. Sterna forsteri Nutt. 



Two seen near Marshall, and several observed over the lake. 

 Probably either stragglers from the coast, or late (non-breeding) 

 migrants. 



4. Common Tern. Sterna Mrundo Linn. 



Seen over the lake, and on one occasion observed carrying a 

 small fish, indicating that the species may breed in the vicinity of 

 Star ranch. 



5. Anhinga. Anhinga anhinga (Linn.). 



A colony composed of between seventy-five and one hundred 

 pairs found breeding on Engle Nest. On June 8 this rookery con- 

 tained eggs nearly ready to hatch, and young birds about two weeks 

 out of the eggs. Seen commonly at all points of the lake. 



6. Mexican Cormorant. Plialacrocorax vigua mcxicanus (Brandt). 

 Two seen near Eagle Nest Island, but there is no evidence of 



breeding. 



7. Hooded Merganser. Lophodytes cuctiUatus (Linn.). 



Several individuals of both sexes seen at various points on the 

 lake. It is not unlikely that they breed in the vicinity. 



8. Mallard. Anas platyrhynclios Linn. 



Three mallards were seen on the lake. These birds may well 

 have been "cripples" from the preceding winter, as the species does 

 not belong here in the breeding season. 



9. Mottled Duck. Anas fulvigula maculosa (Senn.). 



A single pair, flushed in Goose Prairie, is the only evidence at 

 hand concerning this species, which must be considered rare in 

 this section of the state. 

 10. Blue-winged Teal. Qucrquedula discors (Linn.). 



About a dozen birds were flushed in various bayous about the 



