4 2 Brown’s Reconnoissctnce in Southwestern Texas . 
flesh-colored legs and feet — those of the female being tinged with green- 
ish-yellow. So far as my own experience goes, this is a peculiarity never 
seen in eastern Snipe, in which the legs and feet are olivaceous. 
91. Actodrcmas maculata ( Vieiil. ) Coues. Grass-bird. — One 
specimen, March 21. 
92. Actodromas bairdi, Coues. Baird’s Sandpiper. — One specimen, 
March 16. A Sandpiper seen on Feb. 18, and two small flocks seen in 
March were also probably of this species. 
93. Totanus melanoleucus ( Gm .) Vieiil. Great Yellow-legs. — 
One seen, Jan. 1 ; three others observed in the last week of March. 
94. Rhyacophilus solitarius ( Wils .) Cass. Solitary Sandpiper.— 
One specimen, March 25. 
95. Bartramia longicauda ( Bechst .) Bp. Upland Plover. First 
seen on March 22, and but few noted subsequently. 
96. Numenius longirostris, Wils. Sickle-billed Curlew. — Two 
observed, Dec. 21. 
97. Numenius borealis ( Forst .) Lath. Esquimaux Curlew. — 
Rather common migrant, first seen on March 9. 
98. Grus canadensis (Linn.) Temm. Sandhill Crane. — Solitary 
individuals occasionally noted. 
99. Anas obscura, Gm. Black Duck. — Small flocks rather infre" 
quently found in the creek. 
100. Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.) Gray Gadwall. — I did not 
detect this species until March 25, after which I found it uncommonly. 
1 01. Nettion carolinensis (Gm.) Bd. Green-winged Teal. — 
Rare. First seen Feb. 6. 
102. Fulix collaris (Donov.) Bd. Ring-billed Black-head. — One 
of three shot, Feb. 27. 
103. Mergus merganser americanus (Cass.) Ridg. Goosander. — 
Small flocks observed in January. 
104. -Flotus anhinga, Linn. Snake-bird. — A female shot by a friend, 
on March 24. 
To the foregoing list of species actually taken or identified beyond 
question, are to be added six others which I was unable to fix decisively. 
These are a Hawk, believed to have been Icti?iia subccerulea , seen in 
pursuit of a Buzzard, on March 4; a red-tailed Buteo of which I saw a 
pair, Feb. 26; a shy, black Buteo , almost undoubtedly Buteo abbreviatus, 
frequently observed about the village ; an Owl, apparently Strix nebulosa, 
several times scared up in an unusually dense grove of deciduous trees ; 
a Hummer, noted a few times towards the close of my stay ; and a beauti- 
ful Larus which hovered over the stage as it forded the creek, on my 
return journey to San Antonio. 
