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Lloyd on Birds of Western Texas. [October 



coat sleeves, behind mirrors, in piles of sacks, in old posts. Raises two 

 broods ; eggs 4 to 6. Nests April 15 to June 5. 



231. Troglodytes aedon parkmanii. Parkman's Wren. — Very com- 

 mon in the fall in Concho County. 



232. Cistothorus palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. — Spring 

 migrant, in both counties. Rare. 



233. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Tolerably 

 common winter visitor. Arrives October 15. 



234. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Resident. 

 Rare. Shot in June and January. Found in both counties. No nests 

 known. 



235. Parus atricristatus. Black-crested Titmouse. — Resident. Tol- 

 erably common. Breeds in old Woodpecker holes. Nest found April 15, 

 1SS5, and two others April iS and 20. This is another species that is 

 spreading eastward. Four years ago they were rarely found except on 

 the main river. Now each creek has a family or two, as far east as the 

 Colorado River. I have found this the prevailing species from here to El 

 Paso. 



236. Parus atricapillus. Chickadee. — One taken during the spring 

 migration in eastern Concho County. 



237. Parus carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. — One taken during 

 spring migration in eastern Concho County. A pair found wintering on 

 the river in 1SS6. 



238. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Tolerably com 

 mon during the fall migration. A few winter in Concho County. 



239. Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — Abundant from 

 October 1 to April 10. 



240. Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — Abundant 

 summer visitant. Arrives in pairs March r3 ; common March 24. Last 

 seen in 1SS4, October 5 ; in 1SS6, October 8. No eggs found, but nests 

 with young (5 each) May 1 and 12. 



241. Turdus ustulatus swainsoni. Olive-backed Thrush. — Fall 

 migrant. Rare in Tom Green County; not observed in Concho County. 



242. Turdus aonalaschkae. Dwarf Hermit Thrush. — Tolerably 

 common fall migrant. Noted every day from September 20 to October 

 10; to at least Fort Stockton, crossing the Plains. 



243. Turdus aonalaschkae auduboni. Audubon's Hermit Thrush. — 

 Spring migrant. Tolerably common in Tom Green County; rare in 

 winter in Concho County. Noted for the first time in 1SS6-S7. 



244. Turdus aonalaschkae pallasi. Hermit Thrush. — One taken 

 during the spring migration in eastern Concho County. 



245. Merula migratoria. American Robin. — Tolerably common in 

 spring and fall. A few winter in the river bottoms and abundantly further 

 south. 



246. Merula migratoria propinqua. Western Robin. — Rare in fall 

 in Concho County. A few winter in Tom Green County. Abundant in 

 winter west of this county. 



