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Both were singing when shot. No others were obseiwed. This, I believe, 
is the most southeasterly “record” of the form. 
35. Melospiza palustris ( Wils .) Bd. Swamp Sparrow. — Not un- 
common in the usual places. 
36. Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Z.) V. Chewink ; Towhee. — Abun- 
dant. Locally known as the “Joree.” 
37. Cardinalis virginianus ( Briss .) Bp. Cardinal Grosbeak. — 
Very abundant. Took a set of three fresh eggs on the 17th. Nest as usual. 
38. Passerina cyanea (Z.) Gray. Indigo Bunting. — Rather com- 
mon about open places, but very shy. Not in song. 
39. Passerina ciris (Z.) Gray. Painted Bunting ; Nonpareil. — 
First seen on the 16th. A male in full song captured on the 19th — the 
only two seen. Mr. Wederstraudt, who has trapped them, using a captive 
male as a decoy, says that the same individual is always to be found within 
a few hundred feet of the place where first observed. I saw several males 
in confinement in New Orleans, and observed that the red of the under- 
parts was heavily blotched and obscured by yellow, and attributed it to 
immaturity, but was informed that it was due to the confinement. They 
are called “Pops” here, the derivation of which name I could not make out. 
40. Agelaeus phceniceus (Z.) V. Red-and-buff-shouldered 
Blackbird. — Abundant in swampy places. 
41. Sturnella magna (Z.) Siv. Meadow Lark. — Common in old 
fields. Their note seemed to me to be different from that of the. Kentucky 
bird. 
42. Icterus spurius (Z.) Bp. Orchard Oriole. — Common about 
open ground. 
43. Icterus galbula (Z.) Cones. Baltimore Oricle. — Observed 
several singing in shade trees in Bayou Sara and St. Francisville. 
44. Quiscalus purpureus ( Bartr .) Licht. Purple Grackle. — A 
common Grackle about the river and bayou at Bayou Sara is referred to 
this form, as the one found forty or fifty miles down the river is according 
to Dr. Langdon the Purple, and not the Bronzed Grackle. 
45. Corvus frugivorus Bartr. Common Crow. — Common. 
46. Cyanocitta cristata (Z.) Strickl. Blue Jay. — Common. 
47. Tyrannus carolinensis (Z.) Teinm. Kingbird: Bee Martin. 
— Common. 
48. Myiarchus crinitus (Z.) Cab. Great-crested Flycatcher. — 
A common and conspicuous inhabitant of yards and orchards. 
49. Contopus virens (Z.) Cab. Wood Pewee. — Common in dense 
timber. 
50. Empidonax acadicus ( Gm .) Bd. Acadian Flycatcher. — 
Common in same places as last. 
51. Trocliilus colubris Z. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Very 
abundant about cultivated ground. 
52. Chaetura pelasgica (Z.) Bote. Chimney Swift. — Common. 
53. Antrostomus carolinensis ( Gm.) Gould. Chuck-will’s-widow. 
— Heard but one, on the night of the 19th, near the house, but I am told 
that they are quite common. 
