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Mr. Lloyd says it is a fall migrant in western Texas. 
In the fall of 1885 the last was seen at Grinnell, Iowa, September 28 
At Saint Louis the bulk was present September 25; the bulk departed 
September 29, and the last was seen October 14. 
632a. Vireo huttoni stephensi Brewst. [——.] Stephen’s Vireo. 
The known habitat of this western subspecies is in Arizona, western 
Mexico, and Lower California. Its presence in our district has been 
ascertained by Mr. Lloyd, who took half a dozen specimens at Fort 
Davis, Tex., where it was rare in the winter of 188586. The specimens 
were identified by Mr. Ridgway. 
633. Vireo belli; Aud. [145.] Bell’s Vireo. 
Though a bird of the western United States, Bell’s Vireo comes east- 
ward far enough to invade much of the Mississippi Valley. It has been 
found breeding in Illinois, and extends north to Minnesota and Dakota. 
From Kansas to southeastern Texas it is an abundant summer resident. 
Its winter home appears to be in the Southwest, and the birds which 
spend the summer in the region along the Mississippi probably reach it 
by a northeast and eastward migration. It was found in central and 
northern Texas during the middle of April, and was reported as very 
common at San Angelo, Tex. The last of April and the 1st of May it 
was reported from southern and east-central Missouri, and the middle 
of May from central Iowa. By May 11 it had arrived at Saint Louis in 
full numbers and was at its breeding places. At the same time the 
bulk arrived at Manhattan, Kans., where the first was seen April 27. 
At this point it is very abundant, being the characteristic summer 
Vireo, and many nests are taken annually. At San Angelo, Tex., the 
species breeds from May 1 to July 3, and Mr. Lloyd has taken clutches 
of five, six, seven, and two of eight eggs each. 
In the fall of 1884 the last Bell’s Vireo was seen at Mount Carmel, 
Mo., August 27. 
In the spring of 1885 Bell’s Vireo was one of the few species the rec- 
. ord of whose migration in Texas was regular. It was seen at San An- 
tonio, April7; San Angelo, April 16; and Gainesville, April 23. It 
reached Manhattan, Kans., and Paris, Ill., April 28, and Saint Louis, 
Mo., April 29. At Hennepin, Ill., one was seen May 3; and at Grin- 
nell, Iowa, May 14. The bulk arrived at Saint Louis May 3. 
In the fall of 1885 the dates of departure of this species from Grin- 
nell, Iowa, Mount Carmel, Mo., and Saint Louis, Mo., fell within the 
five days from August 27 to September 1. 
634. Vireo vicinior Coues. [147.] Gray Vireo. 
The home of this Vireo is in western Texas, and thence westward to 
southern California. 
636. Muiotilta varia (Linn.). [74.] Black and White Creeper. 
With this species we take up a group of strictly migratory birds, the 
greater number of which migrate so late that their tiny forms can hardly 
