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breed. Several pairs also build nests in the large lumber ^ards in San 

 Antonio, and also in the buildings on the Fair Ground. I have noticed 

 them in November, but am not sure that they remain all winter. 



211. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina' Wren. — Common resi- 

 dent. 



212. Thryothorus bewickii bairdi. Baird's Wren.— Abundant mi- 

 grant and resident. The resident birds are much lighter in color, and 

 easily distinguished from those which pass through during the spring 

 migrations. In 18S9 I paid particular attention to the nesting habits of this 

 species. I placed about two dozen old tin cans in brush heaps and crotches 

 of trees on the outskirts of the city, and in every case they were occupied 

 by these birds. In some instances I took the eggs, shook out the nest, 

 and placed the can in a fresh place close by, when they soon built another 

 nest. In one particular case two nests and two sets of eggs of six each, 

 were taken from an old cotfee pot, and then another nest was made in the 

 same pot, and a brood raised, by the same parents. It was noticed that, in 

 order to get them to start again in the same can, it was always necessary 

 to put it in a fresh place, which was sometimes only a few steps away; 

 when the nest was taken, and the can left in the same position, thej- 

 would not commence a new nest.. 



213. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. — Rare migrant. 



214. Troglodytes aedon parkmanii. Parkman's Wren. — Rare migrant. 



215. Troglodytes aedon aztecus. Western House Wren. — Com- 

 mon migrant, and rare winter resident. 



216. Cistothorus stellaris. SHORT-BtLLED Marsh Wren. — Rare mi- 

 grant. Taken in 1SS4, but not observed since. 



217. Cistothorus palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. — Tolerably 

 common migrant. A specimen taken on November 14, 1890, is marked 

 "intermediate, — C. falu$tris as to \n\\, faludicola as to coloration." 



218. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Common mi- 

 grant. All specimens I have taken have throats more or less glossy 

 white, and are marked "approaching mexicatia." 



219. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Rare migrant. 



220. Parus bicolor texensis. Texan Tufted Titmouse. — Common 

 in winter. 



221. Parus atricristatus. Black-crested Titmouse. — Common 

 resident. The favorite food of the Black-crested Titmouse during winter 

 is the pecan nut; they hold them on the horizontal limbs, or place them 

 in the cracks of the bark, and break them open by knocking with their bills, 

 like Woodpeckers. They make their nests in hollow trees as a rule, 

 but on two occasions I have found them nesting in Wren boxes close to 

 houses, and once in the roof of a house occupied by a family with whom 

 I was staying. 



The habitat oi P. bicolor texensis, given in Ridgway's 'Manual of North 

 American Birds' is "Southeastern Texas (Bee County)." Now as Bee 

 County is about south of Bexar County, it would more properly be said 

 to be in southwestern Texas. The character of the country surrounding 



