lo4 Kopman, Birds of Louisiana. [April 



coast about August 22. The earliest record of arrival at New Orleans 

 is Feb. 7, 1897, and the latest recorded departure is Oct. 22, 1894. 



251. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons). A rather rare 

 bird in the southern and eastern parts of the State at least. Has been 

 noted in Plaquemines and St. James parishes, along the Mississippi river, 

 in September. Noted also at Bay St. Louis, Miss., in September. 



252. Barn Swallow (Hirundo erythrogaster) . Common transient. 

 The earliest date of arrival in spring at New Orleans is March 20, 1894. 

 Usually arrives about April 1 , and is commonest the last week or ten days of 

 April, and the first few days of May. Has been noted at New Orleans as 

 late as May 25. Returns usually about August 1, but one was seen at Bay 

 St. Louis, Miss., July 8, 1899. Is more or less common until the early part 

 of October and sometimes later. Was noted at Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 6, 

 1910, and a few may usually be seen until about Nov. 1. 



253. Tree Swallow (Iridoprocne bicolor). Abundant as a transient; 

 irregularly present and sometimes even common, near the coast, in winter; 

 present through much of the summer, though not known to breed anywhere 

 in the State. Usually becomes common in spring about March 20; re- 

 mains more or less common until about the 10th or 15th of May. Has been 

 noted in abundance near New Orleans the first week in July. Is most 

 abundant in October, especially after the 10th or 15th, and remains very 

 common until decidedly cold weather in November, about Nov. 15 or 20. 

 Sometimes fairly common at intervals throughout open winters; other 

 seasons rare or entirely absent. 



254. Bank Swallow {Riparia riparia). Apparently not very com- 

 mon anywhere in the State except possibly in the most northern sections, 

 where it may perhaps breed. Noted in the southern part of the State 

 chiefly at the seasons when other swallows are commonest, from the latter 

 part of March to the early part of May, and from August to the latter part 

 of October. 



255. Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) . Common 

 summer visitor, but apparently not breeding in the extreme southeastern 

 part of the State. Arrives the latter part of March and departs about 

 Nov. 1. 



256. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum). Common chiefly in the 

 latter part of winter, and throughout the spring, even to the last of May or 

 first days of June. It has been seen on several occasions at Bay St. Louis, 

 Miss., however, in October; once on Oct. 13, 1898, when two were seen. 

 At New Orleans, little is seen of it until about Feb. 1, when it arrives to 

 feed on the fruit of hackberry and Japan privet, and the flowers of the elm, 

 It later feeds on the blossoms of the pecan, and finally on the fruit of the 

 mulberry. The latest date of departure at New Orleans is May 19, 1900; 

 at Bay St. Louis, Miss., May 27, 1902, and at Pass Christian, Miss., June 2, 

 1906. 



257. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus) . The tr.ue 

 Loggerhead is a bird of the pineries and other dry locations in Louisiana, 



