8 Nehri.ixg on Birds of SoiitJieastern Texas. 



12. Lophophanes bicolor, Bon. Tufted Titmouse. — A very com- 

 mon bird and resident throughout the year, even in the city gardens, 

 where it is exceedingly tame and confiding. Breeds as early as the be- 

 ginning of March. Nests in deserted Woodpeckers' holes, in old stumps, 

 in cedar-posts, in hollow branches, etc. 



13. Parus carolinensis, yl?^(/. Southern Chickadee. — Very com- 

 mon and familiar. Resident throughout the year. April 15 I discovered 

 a nest of this diminutive bird in an old fence-post; it contained six nearly 

 fledged young. The cavity was filled up about nine inches with soft 

 mosses, cow's hair, and the fur of smaller animals. Usually the nest is 

 built in the hollow of a branch. 



14. Thryothorus liidovicianus, Bou. Carolina Wren. — V^ery 

 common in all low wooded localities with dense underbrush. Thickets 

 of smilax, blackberry bushes, snowball ( Viburnum molle and V. det'itaium) . 

 Rhamnus carolini'anus, Bumelia lanuginosa, intermixed with a few larger 

 trees (oaks or elms), which are commonly overgrown by the mustang- 

 grape and the grotesque forms of the supplejack (^Berchemia volubilis), 

 are its favorite resorts. In a few instances I have known a pair to 

 build their nest in a bird-box near a dwelling. 



15. Thryothorus bew^icki, Bonap. Long-tailed House Wren. — 

 Abundant in all suitable localities and very familiar, breeding in bird- 

 boxes, stables, corn-cribs, and even in houses over doors, etc. One pair 

 built their nest in the pocket of an old coat, hanging out doors. 



16. Troglodytes aedon, Vieill. House Wren. — Only a winter 

 visitant, occurring in considerable numbers in secluded localities. 



17. Cistothorus palustris, Baird. Long-billed Marsh Wren. — 

 Rare during the migrations. 



18. Cistothorus stellaris, Cab. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — 

 Observed so late as May 2 in the marshy prairie districts in the northern 

 part of Hai'ris County, and in September in the sugar-cane fields on the 

 Brazos in Ford Bend County. Probably breeds. 



19. Anthus ludovioianus, Licht. American Pipit; Titlark. — 

 Very common during winter, from the middle of November to the second 

 week in April. Comes fearlessly in the streets of the city and in the 

 door-yards. 



20. Neocorys spraguei, Sclat. Missouri Skyl.\rk. — Observed 

 small flocks early in November on the prairies near Houston. They 

 were often associated with Passe rculus savanna, and in habits resembled 

 very closely the Titlark. All disappeared soon. 



21. Mniotilta varia, Vieill. Black-and-white Creeper. — Not 

 uncommon during the migrations. Noted first March 22. At the 15th of 

 April the majority depart for the north, ox\\y few remaining to breed. 



22. Parula aniericana, Bon. Blue Yellow-backed Warbler. — 

 This beautiful little Warbler is rather common during the migrations in 

 all wooded portions, especially in the river bottoms, where almost every 

 tree is covered with the long gray Spanish moss {Tillandsia usneoides). 

 Some remain to breed, as I have seen the parents feeding the young in 

 July and August. 



