42 Mr. H. E. Dresser on the Birds of Southern Texas. 



Anser gam be LI, Haitlaub. American White-fronted Goose. 

 I shot several at Mitchell's Pond during the winter. 



Bernicla canadensis (Linnseus). Canada Goose. 



Common near San Antonio during the winter. The shore 

 gunners are well aware of the difference between this and Ber- 

 nicla hutchinsi, calling the former the " Bay-Goose," and the 

 latter the "Prairie-Goose.'^ I have seen great numbers of Geese on 

 the prairies when travelling, and on one occasion they showed so 

 little fear, or were so wearied, that I rode near enough to shoot 

 one with my pistol before they flew. 



Bernicla hutchinsi (Richardson) . Hutchins's Goose. 



Common both on the coast and inland. 



I shot several at Mitchell's Pond during the winter. 



Bernicla brenta, Stephens. Brent-Goose. 



Common on the coast during the winter. 



Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnseus). Long-legged Duck. 



Found occasionally near Matamoras during the summer, and 

 breeds not far from Monterey (as I am assured by a man living 

 at that place who knows the bird well) . At Galveston a German 

 gunner told me that this bird is common during the winter, 

 arriving in November and departing in March. 



Dendrocygna fulva (Gmelin) . Rufous Long-legged Duck. 



Observed occasionally near Brownsville. In June I found it 

 in abundance on Galveston Island. A German, whom I saw 

 carrying one, told me that birds of this species were found 

 there, and first took me to their chief place of resort, a lake in 

 the middle of the island. He told me also that they breed 

 there, but very late in the season, not having even then (1st 

 June) commenced. 



Male. Bill bluish-black ; legs very dark lead-blue ; iris dark. 



Anas boschas, Linnaeus. Mallard. 



Abundant during the winter, frequenting the inland streams 

 and ponds. 



Anas obscura, Gmelin. Dusky Duck. 

 I have one specimen, shot by Dr. Heermann near San An- 

 tonio in the mouth of December. 



