28. Ampelis cedrorum (V.) Bd. Cedar Waxwing.—Observed several small flocks. Said to be very abundant here in winter when numbers are shot for the table. Known here as the “ortolan”—the fourth bird, I believe, embraced under that comprehensive name.
29. Progne subis (L.) Bd. Purple Martin.—Common about Bayou Sara and St. Francisville.
30. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.) Bd. Rough-winged Swallow.—Very abundant. Beginning to breed. Several holes examined but no eggs found. One was shot out of a dead tree.
31. Pyranga æstiva (L.) V. Summer Redbird.—Abundant about dwellings and open ground. In song.
32. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (Wils.) Ridgw. Savanna Sparrow.—Common in old wet fields. One individual captured, a female, had a very large tumor on the bill and several smaller ones on the toes.
33. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gm.) Bp. White-throated Sparrow.—Abundant in parties of six or eight in the undergrowth about open places in the low lands.
34. Peucæa æstivalis illinoensis Ridgw. Oak-woods Sparrow.—Two specimens of this interesting form were taken; both males. One was shot from the top of a small bush near the edge of an old corn field; the other from the top of an isolated pine on the edge of a cotton field. Both were singing when shot. No others were observed. This, I believe, is the most southeasterly “record” of the form.
35. Melospiza palustris (Wils.) Bd. Swamp Sparrow.—Not uncommon in the usual places.
36. Pipilo erythrophthalmus (L.) V. Chewink; Towhee.— Abundant. 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.