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 WILD GEESE — CANADA GOOSE, {Bemicla Canadensis). 

 Large flocks of wild geese spend tlleir winters in Texas.. 



DUCKS 



Of various species are numerous in a large portion of the 

 State in ihe winter time. Some species breed and remain 

 through the summer in the unsettled regions. 



WOODCOCK {^ScopTiax Minor), 



Is sometimes seen in the wooded region of eastern and. 

 central Texas, but it is' not abundant. 



iPLOVEK. 



At least one (perph&.ps more) species of plover stay in 

 Texas thrblighout the year. These birds are very common 

 on prairies and in fields in the winter time, and in summer 

 in the vicinity of water. There is no doubt but that there 

 are several species here during winter. 



WHITE CRANE— WHOOPING CKANE, {Qrus AmeHcanus). 



These are our largest birds; at least they are the tallest; 

 when full grown and erect, five feet high, and weighing 

 about fifteen pounds. In the southern part of the State, 

 I have seen them in Matagorda county. 



SAND-HILL CEANE {Orus Can:adensis), 



Is Common in small flocks on the prairi-esin the winter. - 

 A white heron and a brown heron both breed arid stay in 

 the State during summer. 



■■'' WILD TURKEYS. 



Was disappointed in not seeing wild turkeys between 

 the Pecos and Rio Grande. 



On our return we saw a few in the valley of Devil' s river, 

 but failed to secure any. In the Wichita region, in the 

 northern part of the State, they are very numerous, from 



