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whence they live, and are more or less common southward 

 to the Gulf of Mexico. 



Below is a notice of a few other birds. 



OEOWS 



Stay and breed liere, but I have, not seen them west of 

 Llano and Mason counties. 



' ' EAYENS 



Come eastward as far as theinountains of Llano and Mason, 

 and dwell westward and northwestward to the Rio Grande 

 and El Paso. Last summer we often saw them at our 

 camp to get the crumbs as soon as we left to go onward. 



At Austin we 3.re cheered, both sunjmer and winter, by 

 the songs of two of the best native songsters in the United 

 States, the mocking bird and cardinal bird, both of whom 

 delight to dwell here. The mocking bird goes westward 

 and southwestward into Mexico. I do not remember to 

 have seen any cardinal birds west of the Pecos. 



BAEN SWALLOWS. 



Adobe houses, with their wooden su'pports for cement 

 and clay roofs, form comfortable and convenient places for 

 the nests of these birds, and large numbers of them nestle 

 there, they being so cheerful and good natured that they 

 are seldom if ever molested. 



Cliff swallows build their nests and live in communities 

 on and under the high precipitous rocks of rivers and 

 streams. They are noisy and active, full of life and fun. 



MAKUFACTUEES. 



Although strictly speaking they do not belong to the 

 geological and agricultural department, yet they have such 

 an intimate connexion with it, and are so essential to the 

 mining and agricultural prosperity of the State, that a 

 brief summary of the advantages which Texas has for 

 manufacturers seems to be very appropriate. 



