THE BIRDS OF TEXAS 



dence to show that they are really entitled to a place here. Such species as Giraud's 

 Flycatcher, the Red, Brasher's and Bell's Warblers and others described by the same 

 authority have until late years been considered stragglers to Texas but more recent 

 explorations serve to show that many of them do not even occupy intervening 

 territory between their natural habitats and our southern boundary. Probably no 

 more than three of Giraud's "Sixteen Species of Texas (?) Birds" will ever be taken 

 within the boundaries of the Lone Star State. 



