1908^^] Beyer, Allison and Kopman, Birds of Louisiana. 439 



15. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — A bird has been seen which was 

 probably of tliis species. 



16. Passerella iliaca unalaschensis. Townsend Sparrow. — Speci- 

 mens observed prior to the recognition of P. i. fuliginosa were recorded as 

 of this subspecies, perhaps not always erroneously. 



17. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. — I have several times seen birds 

 thought to be of tliis species, but have failed to secure a specimen. 



LIST OF THE BIRDS OF LOUISIANA. PART V. 



BY G. E. BEYER, ANDREW ALLISON, AND H. H. KOPMAN. 



{Continued from page 180.) 



129. Bob- white (Colimis virginianus) . A common resident except in 

 the swamp sections of the southeastern part of the State ; but even in this 

 low, fertile alluvial district, the Bob-white is fairly well established about 

 the large sugar plantations, the thorough drainage of the land in such 

 ■cases providing a suitable habitat for the species. ' In the uplands, this 

 bird is most abundant in piney sections. In the southern part of the State 

 mating begins about March 1, and nesting is well under way by the middle 

 of April. Two broods are frequently reared, and birds just beginning to 

 fly may often be seen as late as September 1. 



The natural cover of Bob-whites in the piney sections is the edges of 

 the runs or "branches" with which such country is interspersed. The 

 birds usually seek such cover when flushed in the open pines. The thicket- 

 like growths of small oak and hickory and of such shrubs and vines as 

 witchhazel, smilax, and sumach that often occur in the higher portions 

 of the pine woods also serve as excellent cover for Bob-whites, from a 

 standpoint of both food and shelter. In the fertile alluvial section of the 

 southeast, the sugar cane or corn and the edges of the swamp give this 

 species its necessary cover. On model plantations, the ditch banks are 

 kept clean, but in some cases Bob-whites may resort to them in safety. 



130. Prairie Hen (Tympamichus americanus) . This species, repre- 

 sented in western Louisiana by probably both the typical form, and by 

 Attwater's Prairie Hen (T. americanus attwateri) is growing constantly 

 scarcer in the State, and is known only near the Texas border. 



131. Wild Turkey {Meleagris gallopavo silvestris). The Wild Turkey 

 is still common in some sections of the State. It appears to be entirely 

 absent from the typical fertile alluvial section of the southeast. It is 

 commonest in piney sections, and extends its range as far as the coast 

 through the narrow strip of piney lands on the west of Pearl River. 



