Mr. H. E. Dresser on the Birds of Southern Texas. 487 



Autonio a small floek of (as he supposed) Chestnut-collared 

 Buntings ; and as I wanted some specimens, he and I went, the 

 same evening, in search of them, and found them on the banks 

 of the San Pedro. Though they were not very shy, we only 

 succeeded in getting a shot apiece at them : I knocked down 

 two, and he one. On picking them up, Dr. Heermann instantly 

 recognized them to be P. melanomus, a bird which hitherto he 

 had not noticed in that part of the country. I followed the 

 flock for some distance, but was unable to procure any more. 



Male. Upper mandible brownish horn-colour ; lower mandi- 

 ble with the tip and a line underneath nearly black; legs 

 brownish-black; iris dark brown. Stomach containing small 

 seeds. 



Plectrophanes maccowni, Lawrence. M'Cown's Bunting. 



This bird is found in small flocks, early in April, on the 

 prairies near San Antonio. It is not very common, and I only 

 procured two specimens during my stay in that part of the 

 country. 



Passerculus alaudinus, Bonaparte. Lark-Sparrow. 



Early in April I found this bird very common on the San 

 Pedro, close to the town of San Antonio, and shot several spe- 

 cimens. I generally found them in parties of two or three, 

 amongst the rushes and flags that cover the banks of the 

 streams. 



Male. Upper mandible dark brown; lower mandible dark 

 flesh-colour ; legs light cinnamon ; iris dark brown. Stomach 

 containing small seeds. 



PocECETES GRAMiNEUS (Gmclin) . Grass-Fiuch. 

 Common near San Antonio in August and September, as well 

 as in May and June ; a few remaining to breed there. 



CoTURNicuLtrs PASSERiNus (Wilsou). Ycllow-winged Spar- 

 row. 



[Not uncommon in the summer-season near San Antonio. — 

 A. L. H.] 



I procured a single specimen near San Antonio in the early 

 summer. 



