IO Nehrling on Birds of Southeastern Texas . 
I did not find so many Warblers as I expected, although I kept 
a diligent lookout. I did not observe D. falmarum, D. canadensis , 
D. discolor , or D. coerulea. 
38. Slums auricapillus, Sw. Golden-crowned Thrush. — Tran- 
sient and not common. 
39. Siurus naevius, Cones. Water Thrush. — Not uncommon 
in suitable localities during migrations. 
40. Oporornis fcrmosa, Bd. Kentucky Warbler. — A common 
summer resident; exceeding in numbers even the Maryland Yellow-throat, 
with which it occupies the same localities. Common in wet fields with 
patches of low bushes, and in the dense undergrowth near water. Visits 
frequently the country gardens. Very abundant on Spring Creek, in the 
northern part of Harris County, and in Montgomery County. Arrives 
about April 21. Commences nest-building early in May. Nest very 
difficult to find. 
41. Geothlypis trichas, Cab. Maryland Yellow-throat. — Arrives 
about April 15, from its winter quarters. A common summer sojourner. 
Like the preceding species, most common in grassy localities with 
thickets interspersed. On a farm near Houston is a wet piece of land 
containing about two acres, where I found three pairs breeding. Through 
this runs a ditch and the whole ground is covered with high broom-grass 
(Androfogpn macrurus ) with briar patches, thickets of water-oak, Vibur- 
num dentatum , black haw ( V. frtinei folium), etc. The field is surround- 
ed by an almost impenetrable hedge of Cherokee-roses (Rosa Icevigata). 
Here the Yellow-throats occur with Kentucky Warblers, White-eyed 
Vireos, Yellow-throated Vireos, Painted Finches, and Blue Grosbeaks, 
all living in harmony. Two broods are raised yearly in this latitude. 
In almost every nest of this bird, and also of the Kentucky Warbler, eggs 
of the Cow Bird are to be found. 
42. Geothlypis Philadelphia, Bd. Mourning Warbler. — Tran- 
sient and rather rare. 
43. Icteria virens, Bd. Yellow-breasted Chat. — A common 
summer resident, arriving from its winter quarters about April 15. Many 
winter in sheltered places. Its most favorable resorts are brier-patches 
in fields, thickets on the edge of woods, myrtle-holly thickets overgrown 
with tangled Smilax laurifolia , and similar localities. Nest in the inte- 
rior of thickets near the ground ; it has some resemblance to the Catbird’s, 
and is built of nearly the same material. 
44. Myiodioctes mitratus, Aud. Hooded Warbler. — This beau- 
tiful species is common during migrations. Arrives from the South in 
the last part of April, when the host of Warblers migrate northward. I 
never observed the bird during the summer months and do not think that 
any remain to breed. 
45. Myiodioctes canadensis, Aud . Canadian Flycatching W \r- 
bler. — Not very common during the spring migration. 
46. Myiodioctes pusillus, Bon. Black-capped Warbler. — I con- 
sider this the most common species of the genus during migrations. 
