14 Beyer, Allison, Kopman, Birds of Louisiana. \_fan 



in the marshes that border it coastwise, are found swamp growths 

 of the greatest luxuriance. 



It is to the prairie section of Louisiana that are most naturally 

 attracted western forms not found to any great extent in other 

 regions of the State. Such is true of Sprague's Pipit, the Yellow- 

 headed Blackbird, and the Swallow-tailed Flycatcher. Sprague's 

 Pipit, however, is by no means unusual at New Orleans, while 

 the Swallow-tailed Flycatcher at least is casual there. The Lou- 

 isiana Tanager, which has been recorded once from the vicinity 

 of New Orleans, and Brewer's Blackbird, which has been taken 

 in the same region on several occasions, might both be expected 

 to occur casually in the southwestern part of the State. 



Summarized, the more important points of distribution in Lou- 

 isiana give the following view : 



Inland water-bird life includes chiefly the following forms: 

 Residents — PodUymbus, Larus atriciUa (may not breed in the 

 interior), Anhinga, Phalacrocorax me.ricanu.s-, (Inara alba, Botau- 

 rus, Antra, Xi/cticora.r ni/cticorax ncevius, Philohela], and JEgia- 

 litis vocifera; summer visitors — Sterna antillarum, Ardetta, 

 Ilcrodias, Egretta, Hydranassa (?), Florida, Butorides, Ionornis, 

 Gallinula, and Actitis; winter visitors — Pelecanus erythrorkyn- 

 chos, principal genera and species of Anatidae, Rallu.t (except 

 crepitans and jamaicensis), Porzana, Fulica, and Gallinago; tran- 

 sients — a large proportion of the Limicolse. 



The Falconida?, except Elanus, Ictinia, Buteo platypterus (only 

 in pinewoods towards the south), Bntco lineatus alleni, Ilalicectus, 

 and Pandion, are either absent from the State in summer or are 

 chiefly confined to the upland regions at that season. 



The common Strigidre occurring in Louisiana, Asio excepted, 

 are chiefly resident and generally distributed. 



Coccyzus americanns occurs in all sections in summer except 

 unbroken pine forests. 



The Picidae are generally distributed at all seasons, except 

 Campephilus, which is very rare, and found in heavy forests of 

 the central and eastern sections; Dryobates borealis, which is con- 

 fined to pine regions; and Sphyrapicus, which occurs as a winter 

 visitor. Melanerpes erythrocephalus is commoner in summer, 

 and somewhat partial to piney regions. 



