1887.] PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 68.3 

 Family AMPELID.E. Waxwings. 

 Gonus AMPELIS Linnjui.s. 



218. Ampeli.g cedrorum (Vikill.). Cedar Waxwing. 



Apparently common about San Antonio, as I often saw them in the 

 shade trees in town. But one individual was seen at Corpus Christi, 

 where Hancock also noted the species. Brown found it uncommon at 

 Boerne. "Very common during the winter at San Antonio and Eagle 

 Pass, but I noticed none later than the middle of April" (Dresser). 



Family LANIID.^. Shrikes. 

 Genus LANIUS Lixn.eus. 



219. Lanius ludovicianus excurbitorides (Swains.). White-nimped STirike. 

 This Shrike was a familiar bird at all of the places visited, but more 



were seen at CorpusChristi than elsewhere. Avery tame and dariugbird. 

 Twice I had them to rob me of my " game" — one of them carried off a 

 wounded Gras.shopper Sparrow for me at San Antonio, and at Beeville, 

 on February 12, 1 wounded a White-crowned Sparrow, which as it flew 

 off was seized upon and borne to the ground by a Shrike which had 

 been concealed in a bush 10 or 15 yards distant. Before I could re- 

 cover from my surprise the daring freebooter had made o£f with his 

 prey, disappearing behind a clump of mesquite. I cautiously followed 

 in the direction he had taken and soon had the satisfaction of seeing 

 the bird in a mesquite bush busily engaged striking at something with 

 his bill. After watching this interesting i^erformance for a short time 

 I fired with my .22 caliber case-gun, but missed. Upon approaching 

 the place I discovered that instead of impaling its quarry upon a thorn, 

 the Shrike had firmly wedged the sparrow's head in a small crotch of 

 the bush, the body hanging suspended. The bird was quite dead, but 

 was too badly mutilated by the Shrike to make a decent looking skin. 

 Brown states that it is uncommon at Boerne. Dresser found it couimon 

 during the summer near San Antonio. 



Family VIREONID.E. Vireos. 



Genns VIREO Vikillot. 



220. Vireo olivaceiis (Lixn.). Red-eyed Vireo. 



The Eedeye was " met with occasionally in oak timber," near Corpus 

 Christi, by Hancock. Dresser notes it as occurring near San Antonio 

 in the spring and autumn. 



221. Vireo gilvus (Vieill.). W.arbling Vireo. 



"I first noticed this species on the 5tli April in a mesquite thicket 

 near San Antonio, where I noticed a pair, but ouly secured the male 

 bird. * * * ])r. Heermann has found this bird breeding near the 

 Medina and San Antonio" (Dresser). 



