Table 2.--Weights of Woodcock at the End of 1951 Freeze 
(From birds collected in Vermilion and Iberia Parishes, February 2, 1951) 
- Female 
161.8 gms. 
1575 
Average weight of females 
Male 
120.7 gMS» 
111.4 (injured) 
105.6 (very small bird) 
125.2 
146.2 
126.5 
134.6 
3.8 
1h5.1 
146.7 
126.1 
106.9 (small bird, in good flesh) 
132.5 
167.5 gms. 
128.6 
"i 
Over-all average of females and males 147.2 " (average of 25 birds) 

Comparison of above with normal weights | 
1951 freeze 
‘Females 167.5 ems. 
Males 128.6 " 
‘Both sexes 147.2 " 
Glasgow, SE La. 
200.6 gms. 
" 
Reid, Central & N. La. 
191.9 gms. (9-50) 
193.6 " (50-51) 
155.1 * 
158.5 * 
178.0 " 
Average loss in South Louisiana birds during freeze 30.6 " 
