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Family CAPEIMULGID^. 

 74. Chordeiles texensis Lawr. 



Very common at Lake Patzcuaro, December 22, flying low over the 

 water at dusk. Not observed elsewhere. 



Family PICID^E. 



75. Dryobates scalaris bairdi (Scl.). 



Taken at Ahualiilco, near San Luis Potosi, October 28. Apparently 

 not very common, as a single pair only were seen. Not seen elsewhere. 



76. Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.). 



Very abundant near San Luis Potosi in November and December. 

 Taken at Soledad November 30 and December 3. 



77. Melanerpes aurifrous (VVagL). 



Very abundant in the State of San Luis Potosi, where it was taken 

 at Ahualulco and Soledad, in October and November, and also at the 

 Hacienda Angostura, in the eastern part of the State, in December. 



78. Melanerpes uropygialis (Baird). 

 Taken in the Barranca Ibarra, May 14. 



Family MOMOTIDtE. 

 79. Momotus mezicanus Swains. 



San Marcos, southern Jalisco, March 29. Only seen at one j)Iace, 

 a tangled thicket near a small stream. They did not seem at all shy, 

 but sat on a low branch of a tree and eyed one with mild curiosity, all 

 the while uttering a soft, low note. A singular characteristic noticed 

 was the prominence of the ear tufts, which in this species project, in 

 life, from the sides of the head very conspicuously, and give the bird a 

 very unusual and grotesque appearance. 



Iris dull carmine. 



Family ALCEDINIDiE. 



80. Ceryle americaua septentrionalis Sliarpe. 



Very common on the borders of the lakes and all small streams 

 throughout the country. Specimens taken at Hacienda Angostura, 

 San Luis Potosi, and at Lake Ohapala, Jalisco. 



Family TEOGONID^. 



81. Trogon ambiguus Gould. 



Taken in pine woods at Agosto, en route from San Marcos to Aten- 

 quiqui, April 1. A few were seen at this place in the pine woods, where 

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