THE BIRDS OF TEXAS 



Survey of Texas (North American Fauna, No. 25, 1905, published by the Bureau of 

 Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.)- By far the best 

 physical map that I have seen is one by Prof Robert Hill. It gives a splendid 

 idea of the location and extent of the Grand and Coast Prairies and the other divi- 

 sions in Eastern and Central Texas and indicates the line of the Staked Plains in 

 Western Texas with marvelous accuracy. Published by the United States Geological 

 Survey. 



W. W. Cooke's "Report on Bird Migration in the Mississippi Valley," published 

 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in 1888, and the same author's recent report 

 on "The Distribution and Migration of North American Warblers," were invaluable 

 to me, as they aided me greatly in working out the status of many species and en- 

 abled me to divide them into migrants and winter residents. The only possible ob- 

 jection to the Warbler report is that it includes mention of some of Giraud's 

 "Texas" (?) species which should have long ago been excluded from the A. 0. U. 

 Check-List. 



Davie's "Nests and Eggs of North American Birds" (fifth edition) and Bendire's 

 "Life Histories of North American Birds," furnished breeding records not found in 

 other sources. 



Mrs. Florence Merriam Bailey's "Handbook of the Birds of the Western United 

 States," one of the best general works on the birds of the western region ever pub- 

 Ushed, was consulted frequently, as were also the works of Elliot, Coues, Baird, 

 Cassin and many others. 



The following papers furnished the majority of the local records aside from the 

 author's manuscript notes: 



Attwater, H. P. List of Birds Observed in the Vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar 

 County, Texas. (The Auk, IX, 1893, pp. 229-238 and 337-345.) 



Beckham, C. W. Observations on the Birds of Southwestern Texas. (Proc. U. 

 S. Nat. Mus., 1887, pp. 633-697.) 



Beyer, Geo. E. The Avi-Fauna of Louisiana. (1889. Author's separate.) 



Brown, N. C. A Reconnaissance in Southwestern Texas. (Bull. Nutt. Ornith. 

 Club, VII, 1882, 33-42.) A Second Season in Texas. (The Auk, I, 

 1884, pp. 120-124). 



Butcher, H. B. List of Birds Collected at Laredo. (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., Vol. XX, 1868, pp. 148-150). 



Carroll, J. J. Notes on the Birds of Refugio County, Texas. (The Auk, XVII, 

 1900, pp. 337-348). 



