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ADDITIONS TO THE AVIFAUNA OF KERR CO., TEXAS. 



BY AUSTIN PAUL SMITH. 



In 'The Auk' for April, 1911 (Vol. XXVIII, No. 2), Mr. Howard 

 Lacey gives a list of 'The Birds of Kerrville, Texas, and Vicinity.' 

 Embodying as it does, the observations of a close student of nature 

 for nearly thirty years, it is a reasonably complete enumeration 

 of the avifauna of the region covered; so that the following notes 

 are merely meant to supplement his article, either by the addition 

 of several species found by the writer; by replacement with forms 

 recently differentiated, of species he has recorded; or by extension 

 of breeding and migration dates. 



Ingram (formerly Ingraham) is a small village, situated in the 

 valley of the Guadaloupe River, seven miles due west of Kerrville, 

 and of nearly the same altitude (1675 feet); but the hills in the 

 vicinity of the first named place, rise more abruptly and attain a 

 greater elevation, than near Kerrville; and it is on these higher 

 hills, and the draws that head among them, that the Upper Sono- 

 ran marks its eastern extension in Texas. A characteristic plant 

 of this zone is the beautiful ' Wintergreen ' or Texas Madrona 

 {Arbutus texana); which with the Cedar (Juniperus mexicana), 

 constitutes the principal arborescent growth on many of the 

 hilltops. Ingram itself, lies well within the lower Sonoran, as 

 may be inferred from the scattering mesquite growing near by;^ 

 as well as the Cypress (Taxodium distichum) lining the river. It 

 is noteworthy that within sight of this village are several large 

 trees of the American Elm {Ulmus americana) ; also a deciduous 

 Sophora, possibly S. affinis. 



All notes pertain to observations made within a radius of ten 

 miles of Ingram; during a period extending from November 18, 

 1914, to July 15, 1915. Altogether some 150 forms were recorded 

 from this area. 



Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal.— There is little doubt 

 that this teal breeds in the region as it was present throughout June, 

 usually frequenting the small streams tributary to the Guadaloupe. 



Pisobia fuscicollis. White-rumped Sandpiper. — Opposite Ingram, 



