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62. Olor columbianus Ovd. WliistliiH/ Sinai. 



A winter visitor. Of late years reports of tlie occurrence 

 of this and the following species have become rare, 



63. Olor buccinator Rich. TrunijHicr iSwan. 



Of the two swans, this species is the commoner, esi>ecially 

 on the marshes of the Mississipin delta. 



B WADERS. 



Order HEKODIONES. 

 Family PLATALEID/E. 



64. Ajaja ajaja Liiiu. Eosade Spooiihill. 



A resident only in the southwestern portion of the state, 

 chiefly in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes, where it is a com- 

 mon breeder, according;' to Mr. Mcllhenny, who has collected 

 there numerous specimens and eggs. Two young ones, in im- 

 mature plumage, were shot in December, 1884:, on the Mississ- 

 ippi river, about five miles below New Orleans. 



Family IBIDID^. 



65. Quara alba Linn. White Ibis. 



A common resident in Louisiana, especially in the south- 

 western section. 



66. Quara rubra Liun. Sao-lcf Ibis. 



I have never seen this species in the state, although it is 

 not unlikely that it occurs. All reports, so far, will, 1 think, 

 bear verification.* « 



67. Plegadis autumnalis Hasselq. Glossy Ibis. 



A resident in the same sections as theEoseate Spoonbill, 

 but not as common as the following species. 



68. Plegadis guaranna Linn. White-faced (flossi/ Ibis. 

 Resident and breeding in southwestern Louisiana. I no- 

 ticed several small fiocks on Lake Prieu, Calcasieu parish, 

 during September, 1898. 



*l have Included this species in the general list more on the authority of Audu= 

 bon, otherwise it should really be placed in the hypothetical list.-°°U. E. B. 



