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mon in the river and creek bottoms. Earliest spring record, April 10 

 (twice); average, April 15. Have found the nest on several occasions, 

 one with four fresh eggs on May 7. This is the most southwestern breed- 

 ing record of the species. 



175. Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. — Not very 

 uncommon in migration; have seen it from April 29 to May 15. 



176. Icteria virens. Yellow-breasted Chat. — Very common all 

 the summer. Earliest record, April 9 (twice); average, April 13. Earli- 

 est nest with fresh eggs, May 6. Reaches here the western limit of its 

 range in Texas. 



177. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — Rare, at the ranch; May 2 

 and September 15 and 26 are my only dates. 



178. Anthus rubescens. Pipit. — Common in the fields all the winter. 



179. Oreoscoptes montanus. Sage Thrasher. — See a few every 

 winter and at times they are quite common. 



180. Mimus polyglottos leucopterus. Western Mockingbird. — 

 Common all the year. 



181. Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — Only seen twice by me, 

 September 8 and October 17. Mr. Vernon Bailey saw one here on May 5, 

 1899. 



182. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — Only seen twice; 

 February 10 and March 5, 1899: on the latter occasion I saw three birds 

 together. This is the most southwestern record of the species. 



183. Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. — Not very common, 

 but sometimes breeds at the ranch. 



184. Catherpes mexicanus conspersus. Canon Wren. — Common 

 along the bluffs of the river and creeks, and occasionally seen round the 

 rock buildings in Kerrville. For two years a pair lived with us in the 

 ranch house and became very tame, hopping about the floor and even 

 singing on the table while we were in the room. They nested over one of 

 the windows. 



185. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. — Common resi- 

 dent. This bird also has nested and reared its young in the house on two 

 or three occasions. 



186. Thryomanes bewicki cryptus. Texas Wren. — Another very 

 common bird; we have a nest or two every year under the "gallery." 

 I have twice found nests built in the skull of a dead cow. 



187. Troglodytes aedon parkmani. Western House Wren. — 

 Occasional in winter and spring. It does not breed with us. 



188. Telmatodytes palustris iliacus. Prairie Marsh Wren. — 

 Some years ago I frequently saw some of these birds in a rushy piece of 

 ground on Turtle Creek. The rushes have gone and the birds with them. 

 I have seen them on Feb. 12 and May 4. I do not think that they bred 

 there. 



189. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Not very 

 common. I see a bird or two nearly every winter. 



