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322. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. 



Middle, Western, and Southern Texas. Abundant winter resident 

 on the Lower Rio Grande, in the coast region north to Refugio and 

 Bee Counties, middle southern Texas in Bexar, Kerr and Kendall 

 counties, etc. Rather rare winter visitor at Waco. Breeds on the 

 southern plains and in the trans-Pecos districts where it is a perma- 

 nent resident. 



323. Quiscalus piscula aeneus. Bronzed Crackle. 



Abundant resident of Eastern, Northern and Central Texas, breedinlg 

 as far south as Bexar and Harris counties. West in winter to Tom 

 Green and Concho counties and south into the coast prairie region. 

 Rather rare resident of the Panhandle (Armstrong and Potter 

 counties, etc.) 



324. Hegaquiscalus major. Boat-tailed Crackle. 



Coast region south to Houston and Galveston, (where it is said to 

 breed abundantly). Intergrading with M. m. macroums (Ridgway). 



325. Negapiscalus major macrourus. Great-tailed Crackle. 



Coast region from Corpus Christi southward, the Lower Rio Grande and 

 the southern district north to San Antonio, resident. Mr. Attwater 

 informed Mr. J. J. Carroll that he was positive that he had observed 

 this species at Waco, but both Carroll and I were sceptical. In the 

 spring of 1904, Prade reported seeing a couple of specimens and in 

 1906 1 had the pleasure of discovering a small flock in the Brazos 

 bottom. They were associated with Brewer's Blackbirds and Cow- 

 birds. I presume that all of these were straggiers. 



FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE. The Sparrows and Finches. 



326. Carpodacus piirpureus. Purple Finch. 



Irregular winter visitor (Gainesville and Waco). 



327. Carpodacus cassinii. Cassin's Purple Finch. 



Straggles into Northeastern Texas during the winter months. Gaines- 

 ville (Ragsdale). 



328. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. 



Western Texas — trans-Pecos region and southern plains, east to Fort 

 Clark. Resident. 



