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schia triacanthos.') and also in the common locust {Robiuia pseudaracia). 

 In many cases two broods are i-dised yearly. 



100. Myiarchus crinitus Cab. Great-crested Flycatcher. — Com- 

 mon summer sojourner, eyen in Houston, where it sometimes breeds in 

 bird boxes, but more commonly in knot-holes of the cedar and sycamore 

 {Plafanus occidentalism and in old Woodpeckers' holes. Their loud whist- 

 ling cries are almost always to be heard from early April till the latter part 

 of August; departs for winter quarters early in October. It is not a shy 

 bird, but knows well how to escape danger. They are, with Kingbirds 

 and other species, yery busy during the time the Magnolia grandifloi-a is 

 in bloom, about which millions of various insects abound. 



loi. Sayornis fuscus Bd. Phoeb", Bird: Pewee. — Common in 

 winter, from December to March, especially in the gardens of Houston. 

 The common notes I heard were quite different from their familiar fewee, 

 sounding like tsip. fsip, tsip, zervee. None remain to breed. 



102. Sayornis sayus Bid. Say's Pewee. — This Pewee I have ob- 

 served onh- in April, on the borders of thickets and in the shrubbery near 

 woods, and always singly. 



103. Contopus vireiLS Cab. Wood Pewee. — Common summer 

 sojourner in open woods, particularly in the "post oak," where its loud 

 characteristic notes can be heard throughout the summer. Although this 

 bird is common, I did not succeed in finding a nest. Arrives early in 

 April; departs earh' in October. 



104. Enipidonax acadicus Bd. Acadian Flycatcher. — Common 

 summer resident, and the only one of this attractive genus that breeds in 

 this part of Texas. They are common in all the woods, particularly where 

 a beautiful light green lichen {U.'^nca barbata) hangs from the trees. 

 In all the deciduous woods of Harris County, and also in the mixed bot- 

 tom woods near Spring Creek, they are common, but I was not so fortunate 

 as to discover the nest, although I always kept a diligent lookout for it. 



105. Enipidonax trailli Bd. Traill's Flycatcher. — Common 

 during migrations, but none. I think, remain to breed. 



106. Enipidonax minimus Bd. Least Flycatcher. — Common 

 during migrations in April and October. 



107. Trochiliis colubris Linn. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — 

 Very common summer sojourner. I observed them from early April to 

 the middle of October. Very abundant when the Wistaria chinensiSy 

 Loniccrajaponica, Gardenia Jlorida. Pitfosforum tobira, Cydonia japon- 

 ica, etc., are in flower. 



I have several times seen another species of Hummingbird, but I did 

 not succeed in securing it. 



108. Chaetura pelasgica Bd. Chimney Swift. — On August 20, 

 1S80, I saw numbers on the borders of woods near Spring Creek. During 

 May, June and July I have seen only a few pairs. 



109. Antrcstomus carolinensis Gld. Chuck-will's-widow. — Com- 

 mon during the breeding season in dry woods, with much undergrowth. 

 Arrives late in April from its winter quarters; the time of departure I do 



