12 Neiirling c;/ Birds of Southeastern Texas. 



60. Cotyle riparia, Boie. Bank Swallow. — A few pairs remain to breed 

 in such localities as the banks of Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay. 



61. Stelgidopteryx serripennis, Bd. Rough-winged Swallow. — 

 A very abundant summer resident. Often nests under the roofs of side- 

 walks and on old buildings in Houston, but is more a companion to the 

 preceding on the high banks on Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay. 



62. Pyranga rubra, Vieill. Scarlet Tanager. — A moderately com- 

 mon bird during the migrations. Arrives from the South about April 15 

 and passes without lingering to its more northern breeding range. 



63. Pyranga eestiva, Vieill. Summer Redbird. — A common sum- 

 mer resident, particularly in oak woods. It is an elegant species, as are 

 all the members of this family, but is more retired in its habits and 

 quicker and more restless in its motions than the preceding. The song 

 is more varied, louder, and wilder. The nest is usually built on the 

 horizontal branch of an oak, from seven to twenty feet above the ground. 

 It is a very open-worked inartificial structure, and the eggs cannot with 

 certainty be distinguished from those of the Scarlet Tanager. 



64. Astragalinus tristis. Cab. Goldfinch. — A very abundant win- 

 ter sojourner. Feeds almost entirely on the seeds of the sycamore or 

 button-wood {Plata)! us occidentalis). 



65. Chrysoniitris pinus, Bon. Pine Finch. — A somewhat rare 

 winter sojourner. 



66. Passerculus savanna, Bon. Savann.\ Sparrow. — Common 

 resident throughout the year. Breeds on the low grassy prairies, but the 

 nest is difficult to find. 



67. Pocecetes gramineus, Bd. Grass Finch. — Only to be found 

 during migrations. None remain, so far as I know, to winter or to breed. 



68. Coturniculus passerinus, Bon. Yellow-winged Bunting. — 

 Seen occasionally during the winter months. 



69. Ammodromus caudacutus. S-m. Sharp-tailed Finch. — Ob- 

 served near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay. Doubt- 

 less breeds. 



70. Chondestes grammicus, ^^«. Lark Finch. — This interesting, 

 lively bird is the most common of its family in all suitable localities, that 

 is, on the prairies, near woods. Departs for the South late in September 

 and early in October; arrives from his winter quarters again in April. 

 Breeds in May, June, and July, and two or even three broods are raised 

 yearly. Nests in gardens on mulberry-trees, in the corners of rail-fences, 

 in cotton fields on the ground, but most commonly on a low horizontal 

 branch of an oak densely covered with T/llandsia^ on the borders of woods, 

 where they are exceedingly difficult to discover. After breeding-time the 

 birds assemble in large flocks. 



71. Zonotrichia albicollis, Bon. White-throated Sparrow. — Rare 

 and occurs only in winter. 



72. Zonotrichia leucophrys, Sw. White-crowned Sparrow. — 

 Abundant in winter. 



73. Zonotrichia gambelli intermedia. Rido-. Gambel's Finch. — 

 Not uncommon in winter. 



