192 Kopman, Birds of Louisiana. [April 



becomes abundant shortly after Sept. 20. Disappears more or less com- 

 pletely by the early part of November, though seen occasionally in 

 winter near the coast. Transients appear near the coast the latter part of 

 March, and continue present until about the middle of May. Breeds in 

 the northern part of the State. 



301. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum). Rare as a breeder, fairly 

 common in winter and common transient in the southern part of State. 

 Common breeder in the central and northern parts. In migration in the 

 southern part of the State, it occurs chiefly at the same time as the Catbird. 



302. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus) . Abun- 

 dant resident in all wooded or shrubby localities except those within reach 

 of the tide. Sings throughout the year, and nests from March to July. 



303. Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewicki bewicki). Chiefly a winter 

 visitor, but may breed occasionally north of the extreme southern part of 

 the State. Movements rather irregular; sometimes seen rather early in 

 the fall. Commoner in upland localities than in the coastal section even 

 in winter. Begins singing in the latter part of the winter or early in the 

 spring. 



304. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon aedon). Common winter visitor. 

 Reaches the coast the last week in September (earliest. Sept. 21, 1899, 

 Bay St. Louis, Miss.). Leaves the southern part of the State about April 

 18; latest, April 23, 1898, New Orleans. Sings more or less freely for three 

 weeks or more preceding its departure. 



305. Winter Wren (N annus hiemalis hiemalis). Winter visitor; not 

 very common at least in the southern part of the State. Earliest arrival in 

 fall, Oct. 15, 1901, New Iberia. Departs in March. 



306. Short-billed Marsh Wren (Cistothorus stellaris). Winter visi- 

 tor, not common. Arrives Oct. 10-15; earliest, Oct. 8, 1905, Biloxi, 

 Miss. Remains late: April 19, 1902, Bay St. Louis, Miss.; May 12, 1903, 

 Lobdell, La. Found usually in wet weedy places. 



307. Long-billed Marsh Wren (Telmatodytes palustris palustris). 

 Resident; abundant in the coast marshes, especially in summer. Usually 

 found along the bayous and the more protected shores. 



308. Brown Creeper (Certhia familiaris americana). Fairly common 

 winter visitor, except in the coast section, where it is decidedly uncommon. 

 The time of its arrival, however, is very regular, the first having been noted 

 on three occasions in southern Louisiana on Oct. 14, and once on Oct. 

 15. The only date of departure recorded is March 18, 1902, Bay St. 

 Louis, Miss. 



309. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) . 

 Resident in pineries and regions of mixed upland woods. Unknown in 

 prairie and fertile alluvial regions. The Florida White-breasted Nuthatch 

 is no doubt the regular breeding form in the more southern part of the State. 

 Rather commoner in winter in most localities where it occurs. 



[Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis). While there is no record, 

 so far as I know, of the occurrence of this species in Louisiana, it has been 



