372 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY. [YolY. 



Co., Minn.; to Mr. J. B. Bourbois, the proprietor of Lomita Ranch, for hospitalities 

 and valnable assistance ; to the Hon. Geo. W. McCrary, Secretary of War, and. the 

 commanding otScers at Fort Brown and Camps Santa Maria and Edinburgh, for assist- 

 ance in transportation from Fort Brown to Lomita ; to Mr- C. P. Patterson, Chief of 

 the Coast Survey, and his assistant, Capt. E. E. Halter, stationed on Padre Island, for 

 favors extended; to Dr. James C. Merrill, Asst. Surg. U. S. A., Fort Brown, for cheer- 

 ful cooperation ; and to you, Sir, for identifying my birds and editing these notes. 



Very truly, yours, 



GEO. B. SENNETT. 

 Dr. Elliott Coues, U. S. A., 



Secretary U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey, Washington, D. C. 



TUEDID^. 



1. MiMUS POLYGLOTTUS (L.) Boie. — MocMngMrd. 



Less abundant in the densely wooded and sparsely populated country 

 about Lomita Eanch than about the towns lower down the river, but 

 still common. Found one nest almost wholly within a half-decayed 

 limb, and with but a very few twigs and grasses on the open side. 



2. MiMUS CAEOLINENSIS (L.) Gray. — Catbird. 



On May 8 I shot a male of this species at Lomita, and about the same 

 time saw a few others. These were the only ones seen on both trips, 

 and they must be rare summer residents, as none of the natives had 

 noticed the bird before I showed them this one. I found no eggs. 



^288 



Lomita . 



May 8 



8.75 



11. 25 



3.50 



3.62 



3. Haepoehynchus etjeus longieosteis (Lafr.) Coues. — Long-hilled 

 Thrasher. 



This Thrush, also called Texas Thrasher, I found much more abundant 

 at Lomita than on my former trij), owing to my being further up the 

 river, in more wooded districts ; the tangled thickets about large scattered 

 trees being preferred by it to the chaparral. The bird is resident through- 

 out the whole Lower Eio Grande country, and very abundant. I saw 

 it quite frequently at Corpus Christi in the latter part of March. As 

 regards its habits, I can add little to my notes of last year. Of a very 

 large series of eggs taken on this trip, I found that four were usually 

 laid in the first clutch in April, while second clutches, late in May, con- 

 tained generally three. It is more wary about habitations than the 

 Curve-billed Thrush, and builds its nest in more secluded places and 

 nearer the ground. It feeds upon the como and other berries, as well 



* In these lists of specimens the first number is that of the specimen. The sign for 

 sex follows. Locality and date come next. The next four numbers indicate respec- 

 tively the length, extent of wings, length of wing, and length of tail. Other meas- 

 urements are preceded by the name of the part. 



