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or at Beeville, while but two individuals were noted at Corpus Cbristi. 

 1 was surprised to find it at the latter place at all, for it is pre-eminently 

 a timber-loving species, and, excepting those in town there are no trees 

 worthy of the term " timber," within 20 miles. Brown found it rare at 

 Boerne, as he mentions but three individuals, but Dresser records it as 

 " common and resident.'^ 



132. Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagl.). Golden-fronteil Woodpecker. 



Dresser found this bird rather common near San Antonio, but not so 

 numerous as the last species. So fiir as my observations went it is quite 

 uncommon at that place, and but one was seen at Leon Springs, a male, 

 which was shot from a live oak in an open field. I saw three individuals 

 at Corpus Christi, but Hancock observed "many pairs" 15 miles north 

 of that place. At Beeville they were comparatively common. Their 

 notes and habits impressed me as being about identical with those of 

 M. caroUnus. Brown notes it as an " uncommon " resident at Boerne. 



Genus COLAPTEa Swainson. 



133. Colaptes auratns (LiNX.). Flicker. 



I saw but one of these birds in Texas, at San Antonio, on March 2. 

 "We procured a single specimen near San Antonio, early in June, this 

 being the only one I saw during my stay in Texas " (Dresser). 



134. Colaptes cafer (Gmel.). Red-shafted Flicker. 



Apparently an uncommon bird, as I only saw six or eight indivivluals, 

 all at San Antonio. As no specimens were taken it is possible that 

 some or all of them may have been the so called " C. hybridus,''^ which 

 Brown found at Boerne. Dresser says it is "found occasionally near 

 San Antonio, but is of uncommon occurreuce.'^ 



Order MACROCHIRES. Whippoorwills, Humming Birds, etc. 



Family CAPRIMULGID.^, Whippoorwills, etc. 

 Genus ANTROSTOMUS Gould. 



135. Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmel.). Cliuck-wills-widciv. 



" Comes to the neighborhood of San Antonio in the spring and re- 

 mains to raise its young," according to Dr. Heermann. Dresser noticed 

 several on the Medina on Ai^ril 26 and early in May, and on May 18 he 

 found tliem quite numerous at J^ew Braunfels, in Comal County, about 

 30 or 35 miles northeast of San Antonio. 



136. Antrostomus vociferus (WiLS.). AVhippoorwill. 



Dresser does not appear to have encountered the Whippoorwill at all, 

 but Brown observed it at Boerne (one specimen, April 2), and Hancock 

 found it not uncommon at Corpus Christi. Sennett and Merrill both 

 found it on the lower Rio Grande. 



