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24. lOTEEiA YiEEiS'S (L.) Bd. — Yellotc-hreasted Ghat 



I found this bird more numerous at Lomita tlian at Hidalgo the season 

 before, and could have taken any number of specimens had I been so 

 disposed. I have nothing new to add to the habits heretofore noted. 



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25. Myiodioctes ptjsillus (Wils.) Bp. — Green Black-capped Flycatcli- 

 ing Wdrhler. 



Observed in the shrubbery, weeds, and willows of damp places during 

 my stay, but in limited numbers. 



26. Setophaga etjticilla (L.) Sw. — Bedstart. 



Obtained one female of this species at Lomita on May 9, and saw no 

 others. 



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$ Lomita May 9 5.25 



7. 50 2. 50 2. 25 



TAKAGEID^. 



27. Ptranga estiva (L.) V. — Summer Bedbird. 



Common at Lomita, as at Hidalgo the year before. Generally seen 

 in woodland. I obtained but one set of eggs of this species. They are 

 shaped like Thruslies' eggs, and are light green in color, blotched and 

 spotted sparingly at the small end, but heavily at the large end, with 

 various shades of lilac, purple, and brown. The size averages .95 by .67. 



HIEXJNDIIiriDJE. 



28. Tachtcineta bicolor (V.) Coues. — WMte-dellied Swallow. 



Seen at Corpus Christi and ux)per end of Padre Island during the 

 last days of March. None noticed at Lomita. 



29. Petrochelidon LUNiFEONS (Say) Cab. — Cliff Swallow. 



IsTot with standing we made sad havoc with its nests and eggs about 

 the court-house at Hidalgo in 1877, this bird was on hand again the 

 following year, but I think not in such great numbers. At Lomita 

 there were no favorable places for it to breed, and I did not observe it. 



