660 BIRDS OF SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. 



County, which adjoined Bexar County on the northeast. The eggs were 

 found on the 17th of May by Mr. Werner, who it seems never observed 

 but two pairs of the birds in that locality. 



107. Buteo albicaudatus Vieill. White-tailed Hawk. 



" On March 27, iS7S, I shot a full plumaged female of this species as 

 she was flying with her mate over a small island in Laguna Madre, 

 near Corpus Christi Bay, the first specimen of this large Hawk taken 

 within our limits " (Senuett). 



108. Buteo s-wraiiisoni Boxap. Swainson's Hawk. 



Dresser jjrocured one specimen of this bird between San Antonio and 

 the Medina Eiver on April 9. 



109. Buteo latissimus (WiLS. ). Broad-winged Hawk. 



" Not uncommon from the Nueces Eiver to the eastward. In Septem- 

 ber I noticed several near the Mission of San Patricio, and during the 

 winter shot several specimens near San Antonio " (Dresser). 



Genus AQUILA Buissox. 



110. Aquila chrysaetos (LiXN.). Golden Eagle. 



The Golden Eagle's title to a place in this paper rests on the follow- 

 ing note by Hancock : "Just across the reef north of Corpus Christi 

 a nest of this bird was seen. It was conspicuously placed in the top of 

 a largo oak, and was composed of large twigs loosel}^ thrown together." 



Genus HALI.EETUS Savigxy. 



111. Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Lixx. ). Bald Eagle. 



Dresser states that this Eagle breeds on the Atascosa, a small stream 

 20 or 30 miles from San Antonio. 



Genus FALCO Lixn.eus. 



112. Falco mexicanus Schleg. Prairie Falcon. 



" Common during the winter on the prairies near San Antonio, and 

 still more common towards Bandera. A few remain to breed ; but I did 

 not succeed in procuring the eggs " (Dresser). 



113. Falco peregrinus anatum (BoxAP.). Duck Hawk. 



" While cruising about Nueces Bay near Corpus Christi on March 24, 

 we saw this Hawk in pursuit of a coot, which it captured and flew with 

 to a shell island near by to devour. By means of our skilf and the cover 

 of a few weeds on the island, we got within range and obtained it. It 

 was a female with eggs undeveloped " (Senuett). 



114. Falco sparverius Lixx. American Sparrow Hawk. 



This Falcon was observed at Cori)us Christi and at San Antonio, but 

 did not appear to be at all common. On December IS, while approach- 

 ing San Antonio on the Southern Pacific Railway, we passed two of 

 these birds at different times contentedly perched on the telegraph wires 



