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but seldom abundant winter visitor. Least common in the fertile alluvial 

 region in the southeastern part of the State. In 1899, the first was seen at 

 Covington, La., on Nov. 2, and that is about the average time of arrival at 

 that latitude. The last was reported in 1902 at Lobdell, West Baton Rouge 

 parish on March 20, 1903. 



224. Savannah Sparrow (Passercxdus sandwichensis savanna). Com- 

 mon winter visitor, particularly abundant in cultivated lands in the south- 

 eastern part of the State. Arrives at New Orleans usually during the first 

 week in October, and becomes common by Oct. 15 or 20. A few may 

 arrive sometimes shortly before Oct. 1, but I have no satisfactorily veri- 

 fied records showing such to be the case. Remains common until the latter 

 part of April. Records for last seen are: May 9, 1897, New Orleans; May 

 12, 1903, Lobdell. 



225. Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum australis). 

 Probably occurs throughout the State as a summer visitor in the vicinity 

 of cultivation. All records I have regarding it, however, were made in the 

 fertile alluvial region of the southeast. It was formerly common in 

 summer in the meadowy portion of Audubon Park, New Orleans, but I have 

 not seen it there for ten or twelve years. Twenty years ago I found 

 it most abundant on a sugar plantation in St. James parish. Though 

 said to winter in Louisiana, I have never seen it except in summer. 

 Records of arrival are: April 3, 1898, New Orleans; April 4, 1897, New 

 Orleans (became common); April 4, 1903, Lobdell; April 8, 1895, New 

 Orleans. 



226. Henslow's Sparrow (Passerherbulus henslowi henslowi). Have 

 noted this species on two occasions at Covington, and think close search 

 would prove it to be fairly common and regular in grassy pine woods in 

 winter. The dates of observation at Covington are Nov. 2, 1899, and 

 Jan. 23, 1905. Mr. Andrew Allison noted it at Ariel, Miss., Oct. 9, 1897, 

 and at New Orleans, Nov. 30, 1899. 



227. Leconte's Sparrow (Passerherbulus lecontei). I have never seen 

 this species, but Mr. Andrew Allison noted one at Lobdell on April 23, 1903. 

 He also saw about eight at Ariel, Miss., on Nov. 15, and made subsequent 

 observations of it there. 



228. Nelson's Sparrow (Passerherbulus nelsoni nelsoni). I found this 

 species in great abundance on Marsh Island on May 16, 1907, and on 

 May 19 observed it and took a specimen at Sabine Pass. These may all 

 have been migrants, as I have not observed it later in the year at other 

 points on the coast, but on that supposition, the lateness of the date is 

 rather remarkable. 



229. Louisiana Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus fisheri). 

 An extremely abundant breeder in all tidewater marshes. I have seen 

 scores at a time in the rushes and marsh grasses, perched just below the 

 level of the grass tops, delivering in more or less regular concert their strange 

 monotonous songs. The usual song sounds like "te-dunk-chee-e-e-e." 

 Sometimes the trill alone is given. A nest found on Battledore Island, 



