2 24 Attwatkk, Birds of Sa7i Aiitouio, Texas. [July 



60. Buteo borealis. Red tailed Hawk. — Common resident. 



61. Buteo lineatus alleni. Florida Red-shouldered Hawk. — Com- 

 mon resident. The birds I sent to Washington were said to be interme- 

 diate between alloti and B. I. elegans. 



62. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. — Rare winter resident. 



63. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk. — Rare in winter. 



64. Falco sparverius. American Starrow Hawk. — Common winter 

 resident. 



65. Polyborus cheriway. Audubon's Caracara. — Common resident. 

 An unusually early breeding record was January 30, 1890, when a nest 

 was found with three eggs ready to hatch. 



66. Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. — Common resident. 



67. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl. — Rare migrant. 



68. Asio acciptrinus. Short-eared Owl. — Rare migrant. On two occa- 

 sions I have observed these birds in small flocks on their way north in the 

 spring. On March i, 1890, 1 came across about half a dozen among some 

 brush heaps where land had been cleared on a hill near the city. The 

 position was very much exposed, and there had been hard frosts during 

 the two previous nights. On March 18, 1891, while passing over the 

 same ground, my attention was attracted by the cries of two Red-shoul- 

 dered Hawks, and, making my way to the place, I started three or four 

 Short-eared Owls. One in particular mounted in the air to a great height, 

 followed by the Hawks, and in the fierce attack which followed it held its 

 own bravely for some time till they finally appeared tired of the fight and 

 flew away. 



69. Syrnium nebulosum alleni. Florida Barred Owl. — Common 

 resident. 



70. Megascops asio mccallii. Texan Screech Owl. — Common resi- 

 dent. Red phase of pluiuage not noticed. 



71. Bubo virginianus subarcticus. Western Horned Owl. — Com- 

 mon resident. In 1890 a number of nests and eggs were taken in the 

 latter part of December. 



72. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. — Tolerably 

 common resident. 



73. Geococcy.K californianus. Roadrunner. — Common resident. 



74. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Common sum- 

 mer resident. In 1884 I found a Dickcissel's nest which contained five 

 eggs and one Yellow-billed Cuckoo's egg. The next year some boys 

 brought me three Black-throated Sparrow's eggs and one Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo's, from the same field, which they said they found al) together in 

 one nest. 



75. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Common migrant, no 

 doubt breeds along the streams in the hills, as I noticed it there on June 

 6, 1890. 



76. Ceryle cabanisi. Texan Kingfisher. — Tolerably common resi- 

 dent. 



77. Dryobates scalaris bairdi. Baird's Woodpecker. — Common 

 resident. 



