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the same tree. I noticed this hawk on the Colorado, at Austin, re- 

 peatedly at Hempstead, and a few individuals along the railroad in 

 Harris and Brazoria Counties, but nowhere in such abundance as from 

 the Neosho Valley to the Texan border. 



Next in order would perhaps be the lively and bold spirited little 

 Tinnunculus sparveriits, more abundant in the partially wooded re- 

 gions, but this occurs so universally that it is impossible to tell where 

 it is most common. Buteo borealis perched upright on some dead 

 tree-top was no rare sight anywhere between Fort Scott and Austin. 

 Near North Forktown, Canadian River, Indian Territory, I saw three fine 

 plumaged Buteo lineatus; and while skinning birds under a large elm on 

 the banks of Clear Cleek (tributary Brazos River) one lit within a 

 few feet of me ; my gun was unfortunately charged with number 1 2 shot, 

 so he got away, minus however, a good many feathers. Young birds 

 of this species, or perhaps B. pennsylvanicus, were noticed, but as 

 none were killed I could not with certainty identify them. Near Fort 

 Gibson, Indian Territory, I saw three Brachyotus cassini ; they seemed 

 to be hunting over the marsh, after the manner of Circus hudsonius ; 

 it was about noon one very bright day. I have frequently noticed 

 this habit before, on Lake Koskonong, Wisconsin. Of all the birds 

 I saw or killed, none so surprised me by their presence at this season 

 of the year (December,) as Elanoides fo7'ftcatus, in Ellis County, Texas, 

 and Ictinia mississippiensis, in Harris County. I am told by a gentle- 

 man of unimpeachable integrity (Prof. L. D. Roberts, Principal 

 Phawano high school, Wisconsin) that the former is far from being a 

 rare bird in the Neosho Valley, Kansas, in summer. 



Other hawks identified were Falco columbarius, Nisus cooperi and 

 fuscus, Indian Territory, and Circus hudsonicus, Waller County, 

 Texas, also Aquila canadensis, near San Bois Mountains, Indian Terri- 

 tory. 



Corvus americanus was very common along the M. K. T. Railroad, 

 flocks in places. Did not see many in Texas — a few in Waller C:unty. 

 Considerable flocks of Co?~vus ossifragus were seen on the burnt low- 

 lands between Bayou Boeuf and Chuchahoula Louisiana. Associated 

 with them was a large Quiscalus, probably Q. macrourus. No ravens 

 were seen during the whole trip. RJiinogryphus aura was first seen in 

 Northern Indian Territory, and in large numbers, and in the vicinity 

 of Galveston slaughter houses, the ground was black with buzzards- 



