204 Lloyd on Birch of Western Texas. [October 



185. Spiza americana. Black-throated Bunting. — Abundant 

 spring and fall migrant. Appears in wandering flocks through the sum- 

 mer, but I know of no instance of its breeding. This is another bird, 

 which, like the Black-throated Sparrow, six years ago scarcely known, is 

 now abundant. 



156. Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. — Abundant in win- 

 ter in immense flocks. Arrives the beginning of November and stays 

 until the first week in March. Frequents grain fields. 



157. Piranga ludoviciana. Louisiana Tanager. — A male was shot 

 bv Mr. Cope in the spring of 1SS6 in South Concho. 



iSS. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Accidental in Tom 

 Green County in the spring of 18S5. Described as being tolerably com- 

 mon in spring migration, in eastern Concho County. 



189. Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. — Tolerably common sum- 

 mer visitant. Males arrive April 6; the females April 24. Breeds. No 

 nest found before June 3. and June 6. Nest, like the Cardinal's, general- 

 ly made on a branch of a low pecan on the main streams; never away 

 from the water. Departs September 10. 



190. Progne subis. Purple Martin. — Common summer visitant in 

 suitable places. Breeds about the towns in colonies. Arrives the last of 

 February, departs November 1. 



191. Petrochclidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — Common summer 

 visitant. Arrives early in April. I believe they raise two broods. Some- 

 times breed in barns. First nest, found under a bluff, May 4, with three 

 eggs; another July 20, with four fresh eggs. 



192. Chelidon erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. — Common summer 

 visitant. Breeds about settlements, raising two broods. Nest with four 

 eggs found August 1, 1SS3, at Paint Rock, Concho County. 



193. Tachycineta thalassina. Violet-green Swallow. — Fall mi- 

 grant in Concho County; observed and taken September 1, 1SS5; seen 

 October 1, 1S86. Not recorded in Tom Green County. 



194. Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. — Rare fall migrant in Con- 

 cho County. 



Swallows are numerous in fall (September to end of October), but as 

 they often fly at great heights, it is impossible to procure or identify 

 them. 



1915. Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwixg. — Abundant in fall and 

 again in spring. A few winter, feeding on the mistletoe berries — about 

 the only berry left after January 1. Winter all over Western Texas. One 

 shot in the fall of 1SS6 had orange tips to the tail-feathers. 



196. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. — 

 Abundant resident. Nests found from April 27 to May 21. Clutch six 

 (in rare instances five). I first heard its song in September, 1S84, and 

 could hardly imagine the vocalist was a Shrike. Its song is a very pleas- 

 ing one, in a minor key, as if practising. Since that date I have heard it 

 frequently in the fall, from September to the middle of November. It is 

 also an accomplished mimic, imitating Sturnclla magna neglecta perfect- 



