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294 Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens virens). Abundant sum- 

 mer visitor, at least in the lowlands, occurring in tangled growths in old 

 fields etc More or less common in such situations throughout the State. 

 Arrives about April 15. Earliest, April 11- Lobdell, 1903; New Orleans, 

 1905 Usually becomes common April 20 or shortly after. Disappears 

 more or less completely in the fall: Sept. 24, 1897, Ariel, Miss.: Sept. 26, 

 1898, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Appears to avoid the fertile alluvial lands 

 of southeastern Louisiana entirely in fall. 



295 Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia cilrina). Common summer visitor 

 in all swampy localities, especially the southeastern section, where, in fact, 

 it is extremely abundant. Arrives usually March 12-15. Earliest March 

 8 1896 and March 9, 1897. Becomes common about March -0. it 

 should be observed, however, that these dates refer to the fertile alluvial 

 section of the southeastern part of the State. In the river bottoms of the 

 more elevated part of the State it is seldom seen before April. Remains 

 at least until the latter part of October. Latest, Nov. 2, 1902, New 



Iberia, La. , , . 



[Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla pusilla). Not yet recorded for 



Louisiana.] , 



[Canadian Warbler (Sylvania canadensis). Although noted in south- 

 ern Mississippi— Amite county: Ariel; Hancock county: Bay St. Louis - 

 this species has never been noted in Louisiana by any of the observers 

 with whom I have compared records.] 



OQ6 American Redstart (Setophaga rulicilla). Abundant fall tran- 

 sient in all sections, less common in spring, especially in the southeastern 

 part of the State, where, on the whole, it is decidedly rare at this season. 

 Possibly breeds in the northern part of the State. Returns from the north 

 very early: July 30, 1897, Beauvoir, Miss.; July 21, 1899, Bay St. Louis, 

 Miss.; Becomes common early in August. Latest date of departure, 

 Oct. 27, 1899, Covington, La. Earliest in spring, April 1, 1899, Bay bt. 

 Louis, Miss.; latest, May 15, 1902, New Iberia, La. 



297 American Pipit (Anthus rubescens). Common winter visitor in 

 all suitable locations, especially abundant in the southeastern part of the 

 State, occurring in great flocks on the plantations and other cleared land. 

 Usually arrives shortly after Oct. 20; earliest, Oct. 19, Elhsville Miss 

 Becomes common early in November. Remains common until April 15 

 or 20, and the last has been seen May 2 in southern Louisiana on several 



occasions. . , , , 



298 Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spraguei). Said to be rather common 

 in winter in western Louisiana; rather uncommon and irregular in the 

 southeastern part of the State. Earliest, Nov. 5, 1902, Lobdell; latest, 

 April 19, 1902, New Orleans. 



299. Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos) . Uniformly abun- 

 dant resident throughout the State. 



300 Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) . Most abundant as a tall tran- 

 sient. Reaches the southern part of the State about Sept. 10, and 



