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The only one noted at San Antonio was seen on March 2. It was not 

 met with at Leon Springs, but Brown found it an abundant winter 

 resident at Boerne. "Not uucoinnion near San Antonio during the 

 months of December and January" (Dresser). 



252. Antlius spraguei (AuD.). Spragne's Pipit. 



Brown notes this bird as arriving- at Boerne March IG, and he met 

 with individuals up to within a few days of his departure, xVpril 4, but 

 never in abundance. Not recorded by Dresser or Hancock. 



Family TKOGLODYTID.E. Wrens, Thrashers, etc. 

 Geuus OROSCOPTES Baird. 



253. Oroscoptes montaiius (Swaixs.). Sago Thraslaer. 



I lirst saw this Tlirasher at Corpus Christi on January 22, and up to 

 the time I left there, February 12, they were exceedingly abundant in 

 the cbaparral near town. The only sound heard to proceed from them 

 was a sort of " chuck " like one of the alarm notes of the Catbird. It is 

 preeminently a terrestrial species, running along the ground with as- 

 tonishing rapidit3% and not at all sby, but apparently a close observer. 

 When alarmed they Qy to the top of the nearest bush or cactus and, 

 if not disturbed, soon re-alight on the ground. It is not in Hancock's 

 list, and, as bis observations were made subsequent to March IG, it 

 is probable that all had left for tlie north before that time. A few 

 were seen at Beeville February 14 and 15 ; two at San Antonio March 

 3, and one at Leon Springs March 15, It is not in Brown's list of species 

 occurring at Boerne, nor was it met with by either Sennett or Merrill, 

 but Dr. Butcher found it at Laredo on the Eio Grande. Dresser states 

 that it was not unco'iimon at San Antonio during the winter months, 

 but the bird was not seen there at all by me, except u{)on the occasion 

 above mentioned. 



Genus MIMUS lioiE. 



254. Mimus polyglottos (Linn.). Mockiugbiid. 



This species was found abundantly in all four of the places visited, 

 but was particukirly numerous at Corpus Christi. They were always 

 to be seen in the trees and shrubbery in town, but out in the chaparral 

 they were almost in swarms, but very few were singing. They were 

 generally associated with the Sage Thrashers, with whom they seemed 

 to be on the best of terms. Brown reports it as a rare resident at 

 Boerne, and Dresser as very common at San Antonio. 



Geiins HARPORHYNCIIUS Cacanis. 



255. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). Brown Thrasher. 



Bather a common inhabitant of the thickets that border the river 

 near San Antonio, but they generally kept themselves so well concealed 

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