484 Allison, Birds of West Baton Rouge Parish^ La. foct' 



115. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — A fairly common win- 

 ter resident. It possibly breeds, though I saw none after April 13. 



116. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. — A very common 

 resident. 



117. Thryomanes bewickii. Bewick's Wren. — A rather common 

 winter resident. In February and early March the song is very frequent 

 and delightful ; I saw none after March 9. 



118. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. — A rather uncommon winter 

 resident. Last seen April 18. 



119. Olbiorchilus hiemalis. Winter Wren. — Saw one March 7, 1903. 



120. Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — Winter 

 resident ; an interesting species, frequenting hedge-rows and heavily 

 grass-clad ditch-banks. In one of the latter situations I took a specimen 

 as late as May 12. 



X2I. Bseolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Not common, notice- 

 ably less so than at New Orleans. Resident. 



122. Parus carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — Rather uncommon 

 in winter, and even less conspicuous in summer. 



123. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — A common win- 

 ter resident. Last seen March 7, when it was in song. 



124. Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — A common win. 

 ter resident ; much more persistent than the preceding. The last were 

 seen April 25. 



125. Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — Resident; not 

 infrequent in winter, common in summer. 



126. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — A fairly common sum- 

 mer resident ; much less so, however, than in East Baton Rouge Parish. 

 First noted April 7. 



127. Hylocichla fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. — I found this species 

 fairly common on May 9, 1903. 



128. Hylocichla aliciae. Gray-cheeked Thrush. — Common on May 9. 



[128. 1. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Hermit Thrush. — I am not cer- 

 tain that my records of this species are authentic; I wrote them down 

 without hesitation ; but as they were based only on the notes — the famil- 

 iar cluck, — and as I afterwards detected cardinals uttering a similar note, 

 I must question their validity.] 



129. Merula migratoria. American Robin. — Uncommon until March 

 7, the last day on which I saw the species; on that occasion I "found 

 myself in the midst of a great flock of perhaps three hundred all ' singing 

 and murmuring in their feastful mirth,' some on the ground, some in 

 trees, and all making as much noise as so many blackbirds " (note-book). 



130. Sialia sialis. Bluebird. — Resident in the upper (western) parts 

 of the parish; it appears remarkably local in its distribution, and occurs 

 near Lobdell only as a transient. Common where it breeds. 



