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Pecan Bayou near Brownwood in Brown County some sixty miles south, 
but this has a permanent flow of water the year round. 
2. Bartramia longicauda. BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER. — Common 
throughout the prairie and upland regions. Found singly or in flocks of 
a dozen or more. Their abundance was particularly noticeable at night 
when they could be heard calling to each other while flying overhead. 
3. Actitis macularia. Sporr—ED SANDPIPER. — As rare as Ardea 
herodias ; but two observed on the tanks or cattle ponds. 
4. A®gialitis vociferas KILLDEER. — Extremely common, found 
throughout the country in flocks and particularly abundant near the 
‘tanks. 
5. Colinus virginianus texanus. TEXAN BoB-wHITE. — One of the 
commonest of the birds; I have seldom seen Quail more plentiful or in 
larger flocks than through this section of country, and in this respect it 
is a perfect sportsman’s paradise. 
6. Zenaidura macroura. MouRNING Dove. — The commonest of 
Texas birds; breeds everywhere. 
7. Cathartes aura. Turkey BuzzArp.—An extremely common resi- 
dent, as it is throughout the southern and western part of the continent. 
8. Catharista atrata. BLAck VuLTuRE. — Equally abundant with the 
preceding, and more so in certain localities, especially in the southern 
part of the County. 
g. Circus hudsonius. MaArsn Hawk. — Not common, a few seen at 
various localities throughout the County. 
10. Accipiter cooperi. CoopEer’s HAwk.— The rarest of the Hawks, 
only three noted during the trip. 
11. Buteo lineatus. RED-SHOULDERED Hawk. —Fairly abundant, and 
distributed throughout the County. 
12. Buteo swainsoni. Swarnson’s Hawk.— Tolerably common, of a 
roving disposition, and like the foregoing, distributed throughout the 
County. 
13. Halizetus leucocephalus. BaLp EaGLre.—A single one was ob- 
served hovering around the Comanche Mountains near Rising Star on 
Nov. (1. 
14. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — The commonest of the 
Hawks, in fact I have never seen a locality where they are so numerous. 
Specimens collected appear much richer in color than those from more 
northern localities. 
15. Syrnium nebulosum. BARRED OwL.— Common everywhere along 
the creeks and river bottoms, and occasionally found on the uplands. 
16. Megascops asio mecalliii TExAs ScrEECH OWL. — Common 
everywhere, and as bold and daring as others of the genus. I remember 
one occasion when I had a fine string of Teal hanging incamp. I was 
awakened by the hooting of one of these birds on a limb directly over my 
head and but a few feet above me; securing him and returning to rest, I 
had no sooner rolled up in my blankets than his perch was taken by 
another which, it is needless to say, followed the fate of the first. 
