476 Mr. H. E. Dresser on the Birds of Southern Texas. 



SiALiA ARCTiCA (Swamson). Rocky-Mountain Bluebird. 



[Comes in the winter, but breeds abundantly further north. 

 I have eggs from the north-west coast. — A. L. H.] 



Very abundant throughout the whole of Southern Texas du- 

 ring the winter ; indeed I shot fifteen in one forenoon, in order to 

 pick out choice specimens for skinning. A German sent me a 

 couple of eggs from Systerdale, which he said were of this bird, 

 and which on comparison agree with those in the collection of 

 Dr. Heermann. 



Male. Beak and legs black ; iris dark brown. Stomach con- 

 taining hack-berries. 



Eegulus calendula (Linnaeus) . Ruby-crowned Wren. 

 Common at San Antonio during the winter. 



Regulus satrapa (Lichtenstein). American Golden-crested 

 Wren. 



Found at San Antonio during the winter months. 



Anthus ludovicianus (Gmelin). Louisiana Pipits 

 Not uncommon near San Antonio during the months of 

 December and January. 



Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus). Black-and-white Creeper. 



Noticed first at San Antonio about the middle of March. 

 Dr. Heermann tells me that he has found it breeding on the 

 Medina. 



Parula AMERICANA (Liunseus). Blue Yellow-backed War- 

 bler. 



Passes San Antonio in the spring and autumn. 



Geothlypis trichas (Linnseus). Maryland Yellow-throat. '' 

 I noticed great numbers on the Medina early in May, and 

 also shot several in September. 



Geothlypis Philadelphia (Wilson). Mourning Warbler. 



Early in May I shot five in the long weeds growing in the 

 Medina river-bottom. They were abundant, but shy, and diffi- 

 cult to get near. 



In 1864 the migration of the Warblers must have been 

 unusually late, for Dr. Heermann told me that he generally 

 found them passing late in March or early in April ; and 



