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85. Antrostomus vocifeexts (WiLs.) Bi^.—Whijuyooru-Ul. 



Found in the dense woods at Lomita. oSTot abundant, but I think 

 tliey are resident. 



April 10 

 April 11 

 May 4 



86. Chordiles texensis Lawr. — Texas N'ighthairl: 



As common as at Hidalgo the previous season, and is the only Night- 

 hawk of the locality so far as I could learn. In its llight it resembles 

 the Whippoorwill. It does not indulge in the perpendicular descents 

 accompanied by the grating whirr of the wings, so characteristic of C. 

 mrginiamis, Common Nighthawk. It prefers to rest by day in open wood- 

 land rather than in dark woods. At all hours in the evening and during 

 moonlight nights it is heard. I obtained many sets of eggs. Found 

 first egg April 26. Fresh eggs found up to May 19. They Avere always 

 laid on the bare hot ground, with little or no protecting shade. 



Lomita 

 ...do ., 

 ...do ., 

 ...do ., 

 ...do ., 

 ...do .. 

 ...do .. 

 ...do ., 

 ...tlo .. 



April 17 

 April 23 

 April 26 

 May 5 

 May 6 

 May 11 

 May 11 

 May 12 

 May 17 



TEOCHILID^. 



87. Trochilus colubris L. — Riiby -throated Summinghird. 



About the first of our arrival at Lomita a few of this species were 

 observed about blossoming trees, the only variety of Hummingbird 

 observed on the trip. 



88. Crotophaga sulcirostris Sw. 



ICrotoi^haga sulcirostris lor suldrostral, Svvaixs., Syn. Mex. B. iu Pbilos. Mag. 

 i, 1627, p. 440 (Mexico, 13uUoclc).—S>yvAiss., Anim. iuMenag., 18:3-,. p. 322, fig. 

 65 c— Gray, Gen. of B. ii, 184- p. 458.— Cass., Br. Phila. Acad. i\> 1848, p. 

 91.— Bp., Consp. Av. i, 1850, p. 99.— ScL., P. Z. S. 1856, p. 309.— SCL., P. Z. S. 

 1859, pp. 59, 368, 388.— Scl. & Salv., Ibis, 1859, p. 135.— ScL., P. Z. S. 1860, 

 pp. 285, 297.— Scl., Cat. Am. B. 1862, 320.— Cab., J. f. 0. 1862, p. 171.— 

 Cab. «fc Heine, Mus. Hein. Th. iv, Heffc i. Bog. 13, Dec. 12, 1862, p. 

 101 (Mexico).— Gray, Hand-1. ii, 1870, p. 210, No. 8913.— Lawr., Mem. Bost. 

 Soc. Nat. Hist., toI. ii, pt. iii. No. ii, 1874, p. 292.— Lawr., Bull. Nat. Mus. 

 No. 4, 1876, p. 33.— COUES, The Country, July 13, 1878, p. 184 (Texas, G. B. 

 Sennett; first introduced to fauna of U. S.). 

 Bull. V, 3 6 



