Additions to the List of the Birds of Louisiana — John Shaqi
Additions to the List of the Birds of LouisianaLowery, George H., Jr.
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Additions to the List of the Birds of Louisiana
Lowery, George H., Jr.
Birds -- Louisiana
#Icteria virens virens# (Linnaeus), Yellow-breasted Chat
The only winter record for Louisiana is that of a female taken by me at
Hackberry on January 24, 1941.
#Wilsonia pusilla pusilla# (Wilson), Wilson Warbler
The only winter record for the state is that of a female shot by T. D.
Burleigh on December 20, 1944, in a thicket along the Mississippi River
at University. He first found the bird at this place in November, and he
saw it several times in December before he succeeded in obtaining it.
Since Oberholser cited so few Louisiana records, it might be well to
mention in this connection that the species is after all a fairly common
fall migrant in southern Louisiana. At Baton Rouge it occurs regularly
between September 11 and October 24, and at Cameron it has been noted
between October 17 and November 21. There are still no spring records
for southern Louisiana.
#Sturnella neglecta# Audubon, Western Meadowlark
In 1938 Oberholser cited only two Louisiana records, both from the
northwestern part of the state. However, recently the species has been
found in the south-central region. Two were collected at Churchill on
February 11, 1941 (Lowery and Wallace), and another was shot at
University on December 9, 1942 (Burdick). There are in addition several
sight records, all of birds in song.
#Cassidix mexicanus prosopidicola# Lowery, Mesquite Great-tailed Grackle
I am indebted to E. A. McIlhenny for material that now permits the
definite recording of this subspecies from Louisiana. On occasions
during the winters of 1938, 1939, and 1940, McIlhenny sent me specimens
of grackles in the flesh which he had removed from his bird-banding
traps at Avery Island. Selection was based primarily on eye-color;
individuals with clear yellow irises proved invariably to be examples of
_prosopidicola_, whereas those with brown or yellow-brown irises were
always _major_. The final basis for sub-specific identification was,
however, size and plumage color. The series provided by McIlhenny
consists of six females taken on November 24 and December 20, 1938,
December 18, 1939, January 22 and March 5, 1940. Since the range in
Texas of typical _prosopidicola_ extends eastward to within thirty miles
of the Louisiana line, it is not surprising that occasional individuals
or flocks wander into Louisiana in winter.
#Passerculus sandwichensis mediogriseus# Aldrich, Southeastern Savannah
Sparrow
#Passerculus sandwichensis labradorius# Howe, Labrador Savannah Sparrow
#Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis# Grinnell, Nevada Savannah Sparrow
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