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Genus THRYOTIIORUS Vieillot. 



259. Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.). Carolina Wrcu. 



This Wren is a common winter bird about San Antonio and Leon 

 Springs, and it undoubtedly breeds at both places. It sang a good deal 

 all through the winter, " l^ot uncommon near San Antonio, remaining 

 there throughout the year" (Dresser.) It is an uncommon resident at 

 Boerne, according to Brown. I did not see the bird at either Beeville 

 or Corpus Christi, nor did Hancock meet with it at the latter place. 



260. Thryothorus bewicki murinus (Hautl. ). Baird's Wren. 



This Wren was one of the most abundant birds I saw in Texas. It 

 was observed in numbers at all of the i)laces visited. Their favorite 

 haunts were about houses and outbuildings, but a great many were 

 always to be found in the mesquite, about the ro'ots of the bushes. I 

 heard them singing all through the winter. At Corpus Christi, on Feb- 

 ruary 11, I saw a pair building a nest, and on the 17th saw a completed 

 nest at Beeville. At Boerne it is also a very commcn resitlcnt, singing 

 throughout the winter, according to Brown. 



Genus TROGLODYTES Vieillot. 



261. Troglodytes aedon parkniannii (AuD.). Parkman's Wren. 

 Parkman's Wren was not very common at San Antonio, and was 



confined exclusively to the river "banks, in the dense tangle of grasses? 

 etc., that grew at the water's edge. In fact it was almost an aquatic 

 species here It was exceedingly shy and difficult to get, so I am not 

 much surprised that it is not mentioned in Dresser's list. At Corpus 

 Christi, however, where it was quite common, it was a bird of the chapar- 

 ral and brush fences altogether, as I never saw one in that locality any- 

 where else. A few were seen at Beeville, but none at Leon Springs. I 

 heard no note of any sort from the bird. Hancock records it as occur- 

 ring at Corpus Christi. 



262. Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. Winter Wren. 



This bird is evidently a very rare winter resident in this part of 

 Texas, as I saw but one individual, and Dresser vaguely notes the spe- 

 cies as "only an occasional visitor to the neighborhood of San Anto- 

 nio." My specimen was taken March 12, at Leon Springs. It was 

 creeping in and out of the crevices of a stone fence, near a splendid 

 spring, in a dense grove, and was perfectly silent. 



Family CERTHIIDiE. Creepers. 



Genus CERTHIA Linn^us. 



263. Certhia familiaris americana (Boxap.). Brown Creeper. 



The Creeper was seen occasionally at San Antonio during the winter, 

 and two were observed at Leon Springs on March 12. None were seen 

 in the mesquite, but always in timber near water. Brown reports it as 



