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58. Porzaiia uoveboracensis (Gmkl.). Wllow Ituil. 



'^ (Not micomiiioii at Mitcliell's Lake, near aaii Antonio, A. L. 11.) 

 When I visited this locality it was nearly dried iij), and I lound no Yel- 

 low Kails there, but all the guuners who resort thither assure me that 

 in some seasons they are very numerous" (Dresser). 



Genus lONORNIS KF.icnicNBACii. 



59. lonornis martinica (Lixx.). Purple Galliiiule. 



'<■ Dr. Lleermann had the skin of one shot near San Antonio" (Dresser). 



Genus GALLINULA Bmssox. 



60. Gallinula galeata (LiciiT.). Florida Galliuule. 



Sennett found the Florida Galliuule common about the montli of the 

 Nueces River in March. 



Geuns FULICA Lixx.EUS. 



61. Fulica ameiicana G.mel. American Coot. 



Dresser shot several of these birds near San Antonio late in the au- 

 tumn of 18G3. 



Order LIMICOL^. Shore Birds. 



Family PHALAROPODID.^. Phalaropes. 

 Genus PHALAROPUS Bmssox. 



62. Phalaiopus tricolor (Yieill.). Wilson's Plialaropc. 



Two of these birds were seen on the 4tli of July by Dresser on some 

 flooded lands near San Antonio, both of which he secured. 



Family EECURVIROSTRID.E. Avocets and Stilts. 



Genus RECURVIROSTRA Lixx.EUS. . 



63. Recurvirostra americana Gaiel. American Avocet. 



The Avocet was observed by Sennett in small flocks about Corpus 

 Christi Bay up to April 1. All the specimens taken were in a tran- 

 sitional stage of plumage. 



Genus HIMANTOPUS Brissox. 



64. Himantopus mexicanus (Mull.). Black-necked Stilt. 



'' A few were seen on the flats north of the city on various trips " 

 (Hancock). On the 4th of Jul^^, after a heavy fall of rain, Dres.ser 

 found them all over the flooded lands near San Antonio. Sennett saw 

 a few during the last days of March at Corpus Christi in company with 

 Avocets; they were all in transitional plumage. 



