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4. Anhinga anhinga. Water-Turkey. — Not at all common. 

 Sometimes breeds on the Guadaloupe and its tributaries. 



5. Phalacrocorax vigua mexicanus. Mexican Cormorant. — 

 One shot on the south fork of the Llano River, July 30, 1899. 



6. Mergus americanus. Merganser. — Occasional in winter on 

 the Guadaloupe River. 



7. Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — Occasional in 

 winter on the Guadaloupe. In 1903 I saw a flock of about a dozen on the 

 river just above Kerrville, as late as the first of May. 



8. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. — Occasional in 

 winter. 



9. Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. — Fairly common in winter. 

 On October 31, 1883, there were thousands of these birds on the divide 

 between Turtle Creek and the Guadaloupe; it was a dull misty day and 

 they were feeding on the post oak and blackjack acorns of which we had a 

 heavy crop that year. I have several times since seen them with their 

 crops full of acorns. 



10. Chaulelasmus streperus. Gadwall. — Fairly common in win- 

 ter for a duck in a rather dry country. On May 17, 1905, a mixed flock 

 of Gadwalls and Widgeons settled on a small pond in a field near the ranch 

 house. We killed five or six of them and among them a female Gadwall 

 that had plucked all the outer half of the down from her breast. She 

 contained no eggs but had evidently nested somewhere that spring. This 

 circumstance shows that some species of ducks would nest here if they had 

 adequate protection. 



11. Mareca americana. Baldpate. — Not uncommon in winter. 

 Seen here as late as May 19. 



12. Nettion carolinense. Green-winged Teal. — Occasional in 

 winter. 



13. Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. — Common in win- 

 ter; the earliest of the ducks to come back to us in August. Has been 

 known to breed near San Antonio and would breed here if protected. 



14. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. — Occasional in winter. 



15. Dafila acuta. Pintail. — Occasional in winter. 



16. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — Formerly quite common, now very 

 scarce; nested on the head of Kelly Creek on 1883-84; have not seen one 

 for some years. 



17. Marila affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — Not uncommon in 

 winter. 



18. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. — Have seen one that 

 was shot on the Guadaloupe River. 



19. Anser albifrons gambeli. White-fronted Goose. — A bird 

 killed and described by a friend probably belonged to this species. Geese 

 very seldom settle anywhere in this county, but pass on to the coast 

 prairies in the autumn, and towards the north in the spring. 



20. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Most of the geese that 



