4^8 Allison, Birds of West Bato7i Rouge Parish^ La. Toct' 



this bird as common in only one spot, — a thin wood of willow and Cot- 

 tonwood, in a recent deposit of silt on the batture, about six miles above 

 Lobdell. 



44. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — A rather 

 common winter resident ; not observed after March 7, 1903. 



45. Ceophloeus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — Fairly common, 

 and resident, in the deep swamps. 



46. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — A 

 common resident in suitable places, such as clearings containing large 

 dead trees, and groves of large trees near houses. 



47. Centurus carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Rather com- 

 mon everywhere in winter; retiring to the deeper swamps to breed. 



48. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Common in winter, increasing in 

 numbers in March. I saw none after March 28, 1903. 



49. Antrostomus carolinensis. Chuck-will's-widow. — Doubtless 

 breeds in the drier parts of the parish; I observed it at intervals after 

 April 18, 1903, but saw none later than May 9. 



50. Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk. — Of this form, undoubtedly, 

 were the transients observed in late April and early May. I first noted the 

 species April 22, 1903. After the middle of May very few nighthawks 

 were observed, though a casual trip showed them to be abundant in East 

 Baton Rouge Parish early in June. Perhaps these breeding birds were 

 C. V. chapmani. 



51. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — An abundant summer resi- 

 dent; the first were seen March 26, 1903. 



52. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Abundant 

 as a migrant, and common in summer. The first — a male, as usual — 

 was observed April 3. 



53. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Common in spring, much less 

 so in summer. First seen April 4. 



54. Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. — A fairly common 

 summer resident, arriving, in 1903, on April 11. This, like very many of 

 my other dates, is very late, according to New Orleans standard, which 

 set the date of arrival at about March 26 (in 1903, March 28). 



55. Sayornis phcebe. Phcebe. — A common winter resident; the last 

 left about the middle of March. 



56. Contopus virens. Wood Pevvee. — Fairly common as a summer 

 resident ; the first was noted April 14. 



^7. Empidonax virescens. Green-crested Flycatcher. — A common 

 summer resident ; the commonest of all the flycatchers observed. First 

 observed April 1 1. 



58. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — A common resident. 



159. Corvus brachyrhynchos. American Crow. — A common summer 

 resident. 



60. Corvus ossifragus. Fish Crow. — Infrequent early in the winter; 

 common, however, in February, and remaining to breed on the wooded 

 battures. 



