^OA. Beckham oh the Birds of Bayou Sara, La. [ October 



87. Ajaja ajaja. Roseate Spoonbill. — Mr. George Bains, of Waverly 

 Plantation, shot one of these birds several years ago, feeding along the 

 edge of a pond near his house, and Judge Lawrason informed me that it 

 breeds sparingly in the swamp. 



88. Elanoides forficatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. — I did not see this 

 bird, but several trustworthy persons informed me that it was not uncom- 

 mon in the swamp. 



89. Buteo harlani. Harlan's Hawk. — Not seen by me. Audubon 

 states that he shot the type specimen of this rare Hawk at Bayou Sara. 



90. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — A common bird here. 

 On April 11 I shot a fully fledged young female. The only difference 

 noted between it and the adult was in the smaller size of the latter, partic- 

 ularly the bill. 



91. Empidonax fiaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — Not 

 seen until the 26th when two were taken and several more observed. Ap- 

 parently preferring open places to the woodland. 



92. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Sparrow. 

 — First seen on the 9th ; common afterwards. 



93. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Common in suitable 

 places. Not seen in the woods. 



94. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Abundant and breeding. 



95. Passer domesticus. European House Sparrow. — These pests 

 have recently gained a foothold in Bayou Sara, but are not very numerous. 

 None were seen in the country. 



96. Spiza americana. Dickcissel. — But one individual of this hand- 

 some species was seen, a male, which was shot on the 20th, in a meadow 

 in company with Grasshopper Sparrows. 



97. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — While here in 1SS2 

 I shot a female of this species which is still in my collection, but in writ- 

 ing up my notes of that trip the capture was overlooked. None were 

 seen during my last visit. 



98. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — Noted but once, on 

 April 23, when several were seen flying about a large pond in company 

 with T. bicolor, C. erythrogastra, and Stelgidopteryx serrifiennis. 



99. Chelidon erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — Several times seen 

 but apparently not common. 



100. Tachycineta bicolor. Tree Swallow. — First observed perched 

 on some telegraph wires on the 9th, and again seen in considerable num- 

 bers near the same place on April 23. 



101. Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. — This Vireo was 

 not observed until April 9, when two were heard singing. Several times 

 seen afterwards, but never in the dense woods ; always in trees about open 

 places. 



102. Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. — The first indi- 

 vidual of this species was seen and captured on April 6, in a willow tree 

 near a pond in the creek bottom, but they did not appear in force until 

 the 12th, on which day I shot five, and saw at least twenty more. They 



