1SS7.] Lloyd on Birds of Western Texas. igi 



104. Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson's Sapsucker. — Irregular 



winter visitant. Tolerably common during the winter of 1SS3. Like all 

 migrating Woodpeckers here, they are very local and may he common 

 in places overlooked by mo. Found on North Concho, and also in 

 Nueces Canon, in Uvalde County. 



105 Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 Irregular visitant. One shot August, 1S85, and another seen but not se- 

 cured. Only noted on Kickapoo Creek. 



106. Melanerpes torquatus. Lewis's Woodpecker. — Winter visitor, 

 to the heads of creeks that rise in the plains. Tolerably common on Spring 

 Creek. This record considerably extends the range of this species south- 

 ward, and is the first (undoubted) notice for Texas. 



107. Melanerpes carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Tolerably 

 common winter resident on Main Concho. 



108. Melanerpes aurifrons. Yellow-naped Woodpecker. — Abun- 

 dant resident. Breeds in holes in mesquit, pecan, and live-oak, from 

 April 10 to May 14. Clutch six. I have traced this bird west to the Cas- 

 tle Mountains, near Pecos River, in Tom Green County, and north to line 

 of Texas and Pacific Railroad, so its range is considerably extended from 

 that given in the A. O. U. 'Check-List,' which merely gives Southern 

 Texas, etc. None found west of Pecos River. 



109. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Winter visitor. Tolerably common, 

 but excessively wild. 



1 10. Calaptes cafer. Red-shafted Flicker. — Winter visitor. More 

 common than the last and less wild. I have found it due south as far as 

 Frio Canon, in Uvalde County. Arrives in fall from September 20 to 

 October 6. Latest seen April 17. 



Intermediate or 'hybrid' specimens between this species and the last 

 occur in winter. 



111. Antrostomus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. — Summer resident. 

 Found only in the eastern part of Concho County. 



112. Phalaenoptilus nuttalli. Poor-will. — Abundant summer visitor. 

 First seen in 1SS4, March 6; in 1885, March 20. Last seen in 18S4, Nov- 

 ember 23 ; in 1SS5, October 8. Breeds, and I have undoubtedly found eggs, 

 but stupidly thinking they should be speckled, I thought they were Dove's 

 and left them. Its note is easily imitated. Midnight is their favorite 

 hour on moonlight nights. They lie close in shubbery during the day, 

 or on open flats, and are not easily flushed. Mr. Loomis last year told me 

 they rested on limbs of trees on the creek during the day, to test which 

 statement I went with him and we flushed several as stated. 



113.- Chordeiles texensis. Texan Nighthawk. — Abundant summer 

 visitor. Arrives last week in April, in flocks, and at once mate. Raise 

 two broods, and breed on little gravelly ridges on bare ground. Clutch 

 always two. Eggs found May 14, 29, 30, June 1, 30, and July 4. Departs 

 first week in October. 



114. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Abundant 

 summer visitor, arriving April 10-11. I have noted nests only in May, but 



