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Wm. Kuhlman, Esq., which contains the foUowinj^ birds vvhicli 

 I have not observed myself in this region: — Sialia arctica^ 

 Melanerpes erythroccphahis^ Corvu<: aviei'icanus^ and C'yan- 

 ocitta crlstata. In tliat county Prairie Chickens arc occasion- 

 ally seen, but they are not known to occur in Bexar County, nor 

 have I heartl of them in the country between San Antonio and 

 the Gulf. 



A specimen of Lazuli Jiunting {Passcrh/a aituvna) was shown 

 me by Mr. George W. Marnock at Helotes, eighteen miles west 

 of San Antonio, which he obtained there, but I have not come 

 across this bird myself. 



1 hear of some (^uail being shot from time to time in the hilly 

 country twenty miles west of San Antonio, which, from the de- 

 scription given, I have no doubt are the Massena Partridge 

 ( Cyrtonyx jiionteztt?ncv) . 



Passer domesticiis is unknown as a resident in San Antonio or 

 any of the surrounding covmtry. 



All specimens about which there was any doubt were sent to 

 Dr. C. Hart Merriam of the Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, who informed me that they were identified by Mr. 

 Robert Ridgway of the Smithsonian Institution. To these gen- 

 tlemen I am greatly indebted for much time and trouble taken in 

 examining and naming my birds. Mr. George B. Sennett and 

 Mr. Frank M. Chapman of the American Museum of Natural 

 History, New York City, have also given me valuable assistance 

 in the pursuit of my investigatitins. To my good friends, Mr. 

 Gustave Toudouze and Mr. John Watson of the Medina River, 1 

 am especially indebted for a thousand services cheerfully ren- 

 dered ; also to Mr. John A. Mordeii of Hyde Park, Ontario, who 

 was my companion in 1SS4, and who kindly sent me specimens 

 from his collection, without which I could not have completed 

 this list. 



1. Anhinga anhinga. Anhinga. — Rare summer resident. 



2. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. — Rare migrant. 



3. Anas boschas. Mallard. — Abundant migrant; common in winter. 



4. Anas obscura. Black Duck. — Migrant, not common. 



5. Anas strepera. Gadwall. — Common migrant. 



6. Anas americana. Baldpate. — Tolerably common migrant. 



7. Anas carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. — Abundant migrant. 



S. Anas discors. Blue-winged Teal. — Abundant migrant and 'rare 

 summer resident; breeds at the West End Lake, one mile west of the city. 



