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me 10x14x3 inches if single, or 10x14x4 inches if 

 double; or they may be made in the form ol 

 books. In any case the drawers or boxes should 

 be lined with a layer of sheet cork, with a sheet 

 of white paper stretched over it. Whatever your 

 collection is stored in, keep it from thclight. Do 

 not put camphor into the drawers, for it will 

 cause many of the Leiiidoptera to yrcase; use a 

 little benzine, crude creosote, or still better, disin- 

 fecting cones like Fig. 11. 



Arrange the insects in their natural 

 order, if possible sliowing three speci- 

 liirns of each variety (the male, female 

 ;i]id underside), and label each one with 

 iN name and the date and the locality 

 of capture. By tlii.s means the name 

 anil characteristics of each insect are at 

 the same lime impressed upon the mind 

 and naturall}' associated one willi the 

 oilier, thus aiding the memory and 

 facilitating the identiticalion of species 

 wlien a collection is not at liand for 

 conipari.son. 



A Re-discovery for Texas. 



BY I'KOl-'. W. W. lOOKE. 



Forly-tour years ago, Mr. J. P. Giraud pub- 

 lished an account of sixteen new species of birds, 

 which lie claimed had been taken in Texas. Con- 

 siderable doubt has been expressed by ornilholo- 

 gists in regard to llie correctness of this claim, but 

 the recent great extension of our knowledge of 

 the aoifcmna of Southwestern United Slates is 

 tending to inspire confidence in Giraud's record. 



The i)resent standing of his sixteen species is 

 as follows; Mexican While-throated Wren, Ca/h- 

 irpt's iitcfiaiiiiiii. {Ccrthia idbif/vus. (liniKd). Is 

 now well known as a bird of the westcin border 

 of Texas, along the Uio Grande. 



Olive-headed Warbler, Pcucedramus uUvaceus, 

 {Sylvia oUpacea. Oiraucl) No 'specimens are 

 known from Texas except those taken by Giraud, 

 but Mr. Henshaw succeeded in finding the species 

 in Arizona. 



Black-throated Gray Warliler, Dciidracn ni- 

 ijrescens. Sclaler supposes that the Si/lcin halscii 

 of Giraud is really the female of this species, 

 which has no other record from Texas. But there 

 is no reason for thinking that it does not occur 

 tliere, since it is a common migrant throughout 

 the Kocky ^lountains, west of Texas, and its 

 present known range extends almost to the west- 

 ern border of the State. Moreover, a closely re- 

 lated species, D. Towmcndi, which has a nearly 

 similar range, has, within the last few months, 



been taken for the first time in Texas by Mr. 

 Lloyd at San Angelo. 



Painted Redstart, Setoplmgo pkta, (Muscicapa 

 leucomus. Oiraud). Though Giraud's Texas re- 

 cord has not since been checked, both Mr. Hen- 

 shaw and Lieut. Bendire have had the good for- 

 tune to secure specimens in Arizona. 



Red-faced Warbler, CardelUna rubrifroiis, (Mtm- 

 ciciipa rii.brifroiu. Qivaud). This species has also 

 been taken by Ilenshaw in Arizona. 



Red-bellied Redstart, Setophicia rniiuatit, (Mim- 

 ciciipa derhamii. Giraud). 



Red Warbler, Erguiicus rubei\ {Pttriis Icucotiii. 

 Giraud). 



Brasher's Warbler, Ba^ileuhrii.i rulicimriix, 

 (Muscicijxi brasher a. Giraud). 



Bell's Warbler, Basikutcrux belli, (Mumiriipa 

 belli. Giraud). 



Blue-headed Euphonia, Euphoria elvrjantisaiiiKi, 

 (Pipra (jalericalata. Giraud). 



These last five species are all now known as 

 birds of Mexico across the Texas line, but no 

 specimens since Giraud's time have been taken 

 on this side of the Rio Grande. 



Audubon's Oriole, Ich-rus auduhoni, (Giraud). 

 This species was not only added to the fauna of 

 the United States by Giraud, but was by him for 

 the first time made known to science. It has 

 since been found lo be a reguhir visitant to soulh- 

 western Texas. 



Giraud's Shore Lark, Olveari/x alpeslri.t Giraudi. 

 {.Uauda minor. Giraud). After it had rested for 

 many years as a synonym of rar. chrywlivma, Mr. 

 Henshaw has at last determined that tlie Alauda 

 minor of Giraud is a tenable variety found only 

 in Texas. Here we have a very strong argument 

 in favor of Giraud's good faith. 



Giraud's Flycatcher, Myifizetekn kvensis, (.Uus- 

 cic.qya krensis. Giraud). No other record has 

 been made of its occurrence in the United States. 



Lawrence's Flycatcher, Myiarclius latorencci, 

 {Muscicapa lawrencei. Giraud). Has since been 

 taken by Stephens in Arizona. 



Fulvous Flycatcher, EnipidoHa.i fulcifronx, 

 (Muscicapa fulrif runs. Giraud). The typical form 

 is Mexican, occurring just across our border. A 

 slight variety (pidlescens) is not uncommon in 

 New Mexico and Arizona. 



So far we have spoken of fil'leen of Giraud's 

 sixteen species, and w-e find that of these, seven 

 have not since been taken in the United States; 

 five are now known from Arizona or New Mexi- 

 co, and three are well known from Texas. 



We have now to add the late re-discovery in 

 Te.cas of the other Giraud species, thus fully vin- 

 dicating Giraud's good faith wj far as this species 

 is concerned. 



