May, 1886.] 
Common in some parts of the county, but not near 
this city. 
Asio aceipitrinus, (Short-eared Owl). Rare. I 
have never collected but one specimen from this 
place. 
Scops asto, (Little Screech Owl). Common. 
Breeds. I do not find this Owl to be a variety. 
Bubo virginianus subareticus, (Western Horned 
Owl). Not very common. Breeds. 
Speotyto cunieularia hypogea, (Burrowing Owl). 
Common. Breeds. Lives in the ground-squirrel 
holes. 
Fsalon columbarius, (Pigeon Hawk) Common 
winter resident. 
Tinnuneulus sparverius, (Sparrow Hawk). Very 
common resident. Breeds. 
Pandion_haliaetus carolinensis, (American Os- 
prey ; Fish Hawk). Rarely seen about this city. 
— Banus glaucus, (White-tailed Kite). Rare. I 
have noticed only a few specimens. 
Circus hudsonius, (Marsh Hawk). I have noticed 
this Hawk only in winter. 
Accipiter coopert, (Cooper's Hawk). 
common. Found in winter. 
Accipiter fuscus, (Sharp-shinned Hawk). 
mon in the colder months. 
Buteo borealis calurus, (Western Red-tail) Resi- 
dent. Not very common. Breeds. 
Aquila chrysuetus canadensis, (Golden Eagle). 
Uncommon. I have seen only three or four 
specimens. I had one adult specimen that I 
mounted about two weeks since. It is the largest 
bird I have seen. 
Haliwetus leucocephalus, (Bald Eagle; Gray 
Eagle). Rather common. Breeds. Quite a number 
of nests have been found on the islands every year. 
Pseudogryphus californianus, (Californian Con- 
dor). This gigantic bird is now nearly extinct, but 
specimens may be occasionally seen in the moun- 
tains back of the city during the winter months. 
Cathartes aura, (Turkey Buzzard). Common 
in summer; a few winter with us. Breeds. 
Columba fasciata, (Band-tailed Pigeon). Winter 
resident. They are sometimes observed near 
this city. 
Zenaidura carolinensis, (Mourning Dove). Resi- 
dent. Common. Breeds. 
Oreortyx picta, (Mountain Quail). 
dent high up in the mountains. 
Lophortyx californica, (Californian Quail). Quite 
an abundant resident. Breeds. 
Rather un- 
Com- 
Rare.  Resi- 

Kingbird and Colorado Beetle. 

I have known the Kingbird to feed on the 
Colorado potato beetle. Have others noted it 7— 
Theo, G, Lemmon. 
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QOTOGANe 
J. PARKER NORRIS, Editor. 
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The Editor assumes no responsibility for those ar- 
ticles which have the names of the writer attached. 

A Series of Eggs of the Red-tailed 
Hawk. 
The eggs of the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo bor- 
ealis) are subject to great variation, and it is only 
by exaniining a series that anything like an aver- 
age description of them can be made. The follow- 
ing account of a series of twenty-one sets, from 
different localities, shows how great the variations 
are, both as to size and colorings: 
Set I. Comal County, Texas, March 2, 1883. 
No. 1: 2.40x1.78. Duli white, very indistinctly 
spotted near smaller end with very faint brown, 
apparently in the shell. No.2: 2.42x1.76. Dull 
white, spotted so indistinctly with grayish, as to 
appear wholly unmarked until a close inspection 
reveals the contrary to be the case. No.3: 2.42x 
1.79. Dull white with a few smeared spots of 
brownish near the smaller end. At a short dis- 
tance Nos. 1 and 2 appear entirely unspotted, and 
No. 3 is so slightly so that the three eggs present 
a very unusual appearance. This is the more so 
on account of their elongated shape. 
Set II. Giddings, Texas, March 21, 1884. 
No. 1: 2.84x1.79. Dull white, marked near 
smaller end with brown, of varying shades. 
No.2: 2.34x1.74. Dull white, very faintly marked 
with gray. Appears unspotted at a short distance. 
Set III. Comal County, Texas, March 13, 
1882. No.1: 2.384x1.82. Dull white, marked all 
over with small light brown spots, which have a 
streaky appearance. No. 2: 2.46x1.79. Dull 
white, very faintly clouded with light gray. 
Set 1V. Giddings, Texas, April 4, 1885. No. 
1: 2.25x1.87. Dull white, slightly stained. Marked 
with dark brown spots, which are confluent, and 
form a circle near the large end. No. 2: 
1.86. Dull white, stained. Faintly marked with 
small faint brown spots, mostly towards the 
2.22X 
smaller end. 
Set. V. Comal County, Texas, May 20, 1879. 
No. 1: 2.21x1.78. Dull white, spotted with red- 
dish brown. The spots are nearly all clustered 
at the smaller end, where they are confluent, leav- 
ing the rest of the surface almost unspotted. No. 
2: 2.29x1.78. Dull white, marked with small 
reddish brown spots, which are distributed all 
over the surface. 
Set VI. Comal County, Texas, March 4, 1885. 
