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Goldeu-erowned Kinglet April 4 



Marsh Hawk April 11 



Slate-eolored Junco April 11 



White-breasted Nuthatch April 11 



Hermit Tliriish April 11 



Northern Flicker April 26 



White-erowued Sparrow April 26 



Pipit April 26 



Brown Thrasher April 26 



Eobiu April 26 



Kuby-crowned Kinglet May 2 



Brewer 's Blackbird May 3 



White-throated Sparrow May 3 



Towhee May 3 



Ijark Bunting May 3 



Myrtle Warbler May 3 



Western House Wren May 3 



REMARKS ON CERTAIN SPECIES OBSERVED. 



In the foregoing condensed migration report there are a 

 few species that need explanation. In addition to these, 

 there were species which could not be classified. For that 

 reason this section is added. 



Several species sul)specifically doubtful have not yet been 

 positively determined. Hylocichla fusccscens salicicola might 

 be 11. f.fuscescens (Veery). It is not certain that Sitta caro- 

 linensis carolinensis is the form of White-breasted Nuthatch 

 that winters in southeastern Texas, but it is presumedly so. 

 Gcothlijpis trichas trichas occurs as a summer resident, and 

 G. t. hrachidactyla as a migrant ; I watched carefully the sum- 

 mer resident haunts of the bird and noted the day it was 

 first observed there, giving that date as the arrival of G. t. 

 trichas and considering all other birds as migrants and be- 

 longing to G. t. hrachidactyla. 



1. Larus franllini. Franklin's Gull. — April 18 a scattered flock of 

 these Gulls was noted flying high overhead about a half mile west of 

 the city. Eighteen were in sight at one time, some moving northward 

 with slow, easy Aving strokes, while others were floating, circling and 

 shifting back and forth. During the course of that day I observed 

 no less than eighty. On the 19th a few more were noted as they 

 passed over the city. None were again seen until ^lay C, on which 



