Beckham on the Birds of Bavou Sara. Louisiana. l6l 



along the ground in an open grassy place, pausing at every three or four 

 hops to extend and close its wings. It repeated this several times until a 

 grasshopper was flushed, when the bird immediately "reached" for it, and 

 having captured it, made ofl:' to a neighboring bush to eat it. Mr. Weder- 

 straudt sajs that he has observed this interesting performance many times. 



4. Galeoscoptes carolinensis {L.) Cab. Catbird. — Abundant in 

 the shrubbery in the creek bottoms. None were seen near the dwellings. 



5. Harporliynclius rufus (Z,.) Cab. Brown Thrasher. — Abundant 

 in same places as the last. Three clutches of three eggs each were taken, 

 in one of which incubation was verj^ far advanced, and on the 19th a nest 

 was found containing two young nearly able to fly. 



6. Sialia sialis (/..) Haldcm.. Bluebird. — Observed several pairs in 

 town and in the country. Not as common as in Kentucky. 



7. Polioptila caerulea (Z,.) Scl. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — A 

 conmion, and, on account of its active and noisy habits, conspicuous bird. 



8. Lophophanes bicolor (X.) Bp. Tufted Titmouse. — Not very 

 common. Frequenting principally the tops of trees. 



9. Parus carolinensis And. Carolina Chickadee. — But few ob- 

 served. A pair bred in a hole in a cedar post within twentv yards of the 

 house last j-ear. 



10. Thryothorus ludovicianus (G';«.) Bp. Carolina Wren. — Very 

 abundant everywhere. A clutch of three eggs was taken on the 19th from 

 a nest in a small recess formed by the junction of several timbers, under 

 the piazza, which was frequented at all times of the day. The nest was 

 empty on the i6th, one egg was deposited on the 17th, one on tlie iSth, 

 and one on the 19th. I saw neither of the old birds about the place at all, 

 and it was only by capturing the female on the nest at night, that the eggs 

 were positively identified. A pair ha\e bred about this piazza for many 

 years, I am informed. 



11. Mniotilta varia (X.) V. Black-and-white Creeper. — X male, 

 the only one seen at all, was captured in a dense wood on the 17th. 



\z. Parula aniericana (Z.) Bp. Blue-yellow-backed Warbler. — 

 Very abundant. A persistent but weak vocalist. 



13. Dendroeca aestiva (Gm.) Bd. Summer Yellowbikd. — Com- 

 mon in open places. 



14. Dendroeca blackburniae {Gw.^ Bd. Blackburnian Warbler. 

 — Common in large trees about open ground. 



15. Dendroeca dominica albilora Bd. White-browed-yellow- 

 THROATED W.\rbler. — A male, the onlv one seen, was shot out of a mag- 

 nolia tree on the loth. In all of my Kentucky specimens of this bird the 

 anterior portion of the superciliary line has a trace of yellow. In this one 

 no yellow is perceptible. 



16. Dendroeca pinus ( IF/y.";.) Bd. Pine-creeping Warbler. — Ap- 

 parently not uncommon. Preferring open ground. In song. 



17. Siurus auricapillus {L.) S-w. Golden-crowned Thrush. — 

 One specimen captured in a thicket on the 15th. 



18. Siurus motacilla {V.) Coi/es. Large-billed Water Thrush. 



