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which it carried to a hole on the south side of the pole about fifteen 

 feet from the ground. This was one of the many pairs seen. 



45. Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.). ( Whip-poor-will). 

 Several were seen in some dense woods about fifteen miles north of 

 Corpus Christi, March 28th. A specimen was also taken April 7th, 

 three miles west of the city. 



46. Nyctidromus albicollis (Gmel.). (Parauque). Two 

 specimens brought me by a friend were shot in the Nueces River 

 bottoms April 16th. 



47. Trochiluscolubris Linn. (Ruby-throated Humming- 

 bird). This familiar little bird was noticed quite often sipping the 

 nectar from the honey-suckles, which are cultivated by some as a 

 garden plant. It was also observed several miles west of the city 

 among low bushes and among the blossoms of the China trees in 

 the city. 



48. Milvulus forficatus (Gmel.). (Scissor-tailed Fly- 

 catcher). On the morning of March 18th, while conversing with 

 a friend on one of the principal streets in the central part of the 

 city, one of these birds flew over slightly higher than the city hall 

 near by. The novel aspect the bird presented as it towered aloft; 

 the streaming tail, looking like a string tied to its body, was a 

 sight never to be forgotten. This was the first arrival. After this 

 date they became more common and were seen as commonly as the 

 Pewee of the East. A series of chattering notes were the only 

 traces of music observed. These were uttered continually by both 

 sexes while on the wing. 



The top branches of bushes and trees are their favorite resort; 

 here they collect in little flocks, sometimes as many as eight or nine 

 being seen together. From these branches they dart forth after 

 such insects as may be passing. 



I have noticed them fly almost perpendicularly upwards for 

 several yards. When they suddenly descend the peculiar forked 

 tail and salmon-colored sides are conspicuously shown, the whole 

 making a picture which few of the feathered tribe can surpass in 

 point of elegance. 



A nest with five eggs and the female bird was secured on May 

 27th. 



49. Myiarchus crin,itus (Linn.). (Crested Flycatcher). 

 Two specimens were secured March 21st, four miles west of the 

 city, in some chaparral bushes. 



50. Sayornis saya (Bonap.). (Say's Phcebc). While driv- 



