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River during the summer, I heard the note every evening, and 

 judge that this bird is abundant there. — A. L. H.] 



I obtained a single specimen, shot near the town of San 

 Antonio, where it is of uncommon occurrence ; but it was too 

 poor a skin to keep. I had also a damaged specimen sent to 

 me, labelled " Fort Stockton, collected by P. Duffy." 



During my stay at Matamoras I never noticed this bird, but 

 was told by a sportsman living there that a very small Night- 

 Hawk, which I imagine to be this species, is very common at a 

 rancho about twenty-five miles from Matamoras, on the Monterey 

 road. 



Chordiles popetue (Vieillot). Night-Hawk. 



At Matamoras this and the two following species were abun- 

 dant during the summer-season, and about dusk thousands of 

 Night-Hawks might be seen flying in towards the river from 

 the prairies. I shot a good many, and found this species less 

 common than the two others ; still there was no want even of 

 these birds. 



At San Antonio I found C. popetue and C. texensis, but never 

 procured a single specimen of C. henryi ; nor has Dr. Heermann 

 ever procured one there. This species, however, is not common 

 at San Antonio, as I only procured one specimen there. 



Chordiles HENRYI (Cassin). Western Night-Hawk. 

 Very abundant at Matamoras and as far east as the Sal Colo- 

 rado, after which I saw none. 



Bill black ; iris black ; legs purplish-black. 



Chordiles texensis (Lawrence). Texas Night-HawL 

 Very common at Matamoras during the summer season, and 

 thence to San Antonio and the eastward. At San Antonio 

 I first noticed them (in the spring) on the 2nd May, when I 

 saw seven or eight flying about at noon-day. A few days later 

 they were very numerous. They remain there until the end of 

 September, and soon after disappear, as I noticed none later 

 than the first week in October. 



Ceryle alcyon (Linnseus). Belted Kingfisher. 

 Common in the Rio Grande and throughout Texas, where it 

 remains to breed. 



Beak horn-blue ; legs dark blue-grey ; iris dark brown. 



