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sparrows and while the little birds are quite brisk and cheerful, the doves 

 are hardly able to get out of one's way. 



51. Melopelia asiatica. White-winged Dove. — One of these birds 

 was killed in a field near Kerrville by a friend of mine on November 25, 

 1910. This is the most northwestern record for the State. I have heard 

 that it has also been killed on one or two occasions at Boerne in Kendall 

 County. 



52. Scardafella inca. Inca Dove. — Rather common in San Antonio 

 and Kerrville and 1 have twice seen it at the ranch. It is a bird of the town 

 rather than the open country and is about as confiding as the sparrows. 

 It here reaches its extreme northeastern range in the State. 



53. Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. — Very 

 common; the majority leave in winter but a few remain all the year. 

 Nests in caves like the Black Vulture, but as a rule nearly a month later 

 than that bird. 



54. Catharista urubu. Black Vulture. — Very common resident; 

 nests in caves, which are numerous in this limestone country. Eggs are 

 laid as a rule during the first week in March. The young feign death when 

 disturbed and I have seen an old one with the tip of its wing broken do 

 the same thing. 



55. Ictinia mississippiensis. Mississippi Kite. — Have not seen 

 it in this county, but had one of a pair shot about 100 miles northwest of 

 here in May, 1904, near the extreme western limit of the species. 



56. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Fairly common in winter, 

 in the more open parts of the country; usually arrives early in September. 

 Have not heard of it as breeding anywhere in this county. 



57. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Haw k. — Fairly common in 

 winter. Does not breed here. 



58. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Common all the year. 

 Nests early in April. 



59. Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi. Harris's Hawk. — Occasional. 

 Have sometimes seen it in autumn and spring. 



60. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — The bird is (for a large 

 hawk) a common resident. Nests in March on a bluff or in a tree. This 

 bird is rather frequently seen with a good deal of white about it. One 

 almost pure white stayed near the ranch for several years. I shot one that- 

 had much white on the wings and back; and a pure white bird, with black 

 eyes was kept for years as a pet in a saloon at Kerrville in the early eighties. 



61. Buteo lineatus subsp.? Red-shouldered Hawk. — Not rare, 

 but formerly much more common than it is now. Breeds in tall timber 

 along the river and creeks. 



62. Buteo abbreviatus. Zone-tailed Hawk. — A not unfrequent 

 visitor in August and September. I see or hear of one or two almost every 

 year. This is near the extreme northern limit of the species. 



63. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. — Large flocks pass over 

 here in spring and autumn and are locally called Grasshopper Hawks. 



