1270 The Zoologist— July, 1868. 



Twenty-six hybrid turkeys {Meleagris Gallo-Pavo). 



Twenty-one rufous tinamous {Rhynchotus rufescens). 



Two varied hemipodes {Turnix varia). 



One black-necked swan {Cyg?ius nigricollis) . 



Seven ruddy-headed geese {Chloephaga rubidiceps). 



Three ashy-headed geese {Chloephaga poliocephala). 



Seven ruddy shieldrakes {Tadorna rutila). 



Three variegated shieldrakes {Tadorna varlegata). 



Thirteen Bahama ducks {Pcecilonetta bahamensis). 



Five Australian wild ducks {Anas superciliosa). 



Five dusky ducks {Anas obscura). 



Three white-crowned pigeons {Columba leucocephala). 



Two vinaceous turtle-doves {Turtur vinaceus). 



One crested pigeon {Ocyphaps lophoies). 



One Bartlett's pigeon {Phlogcenas crinigera). 



Two stock-doves {Columba cenas). 



One turquoisine parrakeet {Euphema pulchella). 



Three crested ground-parrakeets {Calopsilta Nova-Hollandta). 



One sun-bird {Eurypyga Helias). 



One common cassowary {Casuarius galeatus). 



One black-crested cardinal {GubernatrLv cristella). 



One rufous-necked weaver-bird {Hyphanlomis Textor). 



Reptiles. 

 Six great lizards {Cyclodus Gigas). 

 Two rattlesnakes {Crotalus durissus). 



Edward Newman. 



The Cutting Ant of Texas (CEcodoma Texaua, Buckley). 

 By Gideon Lincecum.* 



In many portions of Texas this species of ant is quite numerous and 

 troublesome. It is capable of, and actually does, perpetrate more real 

 perplexing injury to the horticulturist and farmer than all the other 

 types of Texan ants put together. In form and colour the larger 

 varieties of them do not differ in appearance very much from the 

 agricultural ants. A great portion of our citizens speak of these two 

 ants without distinction, as being the same species : there is, however, 



* Reprinted from the 'Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 

 Philadelphia.' 1867. 



