Common in some parts of the county, but not near 
this city. 
Am accipitrinus, (Short-eared Owl). Rare. I 
have never collected but one specimen from this 
place. 
tycops agio, (Little Screech Owl). Common. 
Breeds. I do not find this Owl to be a variety. 
l^tbo virginianus subarclicus, (Western Horned 
Owl). Not very common. Breeds. 
Speptyto cunieularia hypogata, (Burrowing Owl). 
Common. Breeds. Lives in the groui/d-squirrel 
holes. I 
-3Ssabmi colutftbarius , (Pigeon Hawk). Common 
winter resident. 
Tinnuiiculus sparverius, (Sparrow Hawk). Very 
common resident. Breeds. 
Pandion-haliaetus carolinensisl (American Os- 
prey ; Fish Hawk). Rarely seen about this city. 
Elanus glaums, (White-tailed Kite). Rare. I 
have noticed only a few specimens. 
Circus hudkonim, (Marsh Hawk). I have noticed 
this Hawk only in winter. 
Accipiter cooperi, (Cooper’s Hawk). Rather un- 
common. Found in winter. 
Accipiter fuseus, (Sharp-shinned Hawk). Com- 
mon in the colder months. 
Buteo borealis dalurul (Western Red-tail) Resi- 
dent. Not very common. Breeds. 
AquUa chrysaetns canadensis , (Golden Eagle). 
Uncommon. I li Are seen only three or four 
specimens. I had one adult specimen that I 
mounted about two weeks since. It, is the largest 
bird I have seen. / 
Ilaliaetus leutocephulus, (Bald Eagle; Gray 
Eagle). Rather common. Breeds. Quite a number 
of nests have been found on the islands every year. 
PseudogrypHus californianus, (Californian Con- 
dor). This gigantic bird is now nearly extinct, but 
specimens may be occasionally seen in the moun- 
tains back pi the city during the winter months. 
Cathartes aura , (Turkey Buzzard). Common 
in summei/; a few winter with us. Breeds. 
Columl >k fasciata, (Band-tailed Pigeon). Winter 
resident. They are sometimes observed near 
this city) 
Zenaihura carolinensis, (Mourning Dove). Resi- 
dent. Common. Breeds. 
Oreofrtyx picta, (Mountain Quail). Rare. Resi- 
dent l)igh up in the mountains. 
Lolliorlyx calif 'ornica, (Californian Quail). Quite 
an abundant resident. Breeds. 
Kingbird and Colorado Beetle. 
OOLOGY. 
J. PARKER NORRIS, Editor. 
The Editor assumes no responsibility for those ar- 
ticles which have the names of the writer attached. 
A Series of Eggs of the Red-tailed 
Hawk. 
/I have known the Kingbird to feed oK the 
Jolorado potato beetle. Have others noted i\v— 
Tlieo. O. Lemmon. 
A 
The eggs of the Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo bor- 
ealis) are subject to great variation, and it is only 
by examining a series that anything like an aver- 
age description of them can be made. Tliefollow- 
ing account of a series of twenty-one sets, from 
different localities, show's how great the variations 
are, both as to size and colorings : 
Set I. Comal County, Texas, March 2, 1883. 
No. 1 : 2.40x1,78. Dull white, very indistinctly 
spotted near smaller end with very faint brown, 
apparently in the shell. No. 2 : 2.42x1.76. Dull 
white, spotted so indistinctly with grayish, as to 
appear wholly unmarked until a close inspection 
reveals the contrary to be the case. No. 3 : 2.42x 
1.79. Dull white with a few smeared spots of 
brownish near the smaller end. At a short dis- 
tance Nos. 1 and 2 appear entirely unspotted, and 
No. 3 is so slightly so that the three eggs present 
a very unusual appearance. This is the more so 
on account of their elongated shape. 
Set II. Giddings, Texas, March 21, 1884. 
No. 1 : 2.34x1.79. Dull white, marked near 
smaller end with brown, of varying shades. 
No. 2: 2.34x1.74. Dull white, very faintly marked 
with gray. Appears unspotted at a short distance. 
Set III. Comal County, Texas, March 13, 
1882. No. 1: 2.34x1.82. Dull white, marked all 
over with small light brown spots, which have a 
streaky appearance. No. 2: 2.46x1.79. Dull 
white, very faintly clouded with light gray. 
Set IV. Giddings, Texas, April 4, 1885. No. 
1:2.25x1.87. Dull white, slightly stained. Marked 
with dark brown spots, which are confluent, and 
form a circle near the large end. No. 2 : 2.22x 
1.86. Dull white, stained. Faintly marked with 
small faint brown spots, mostly towards the 
smaller end. 
Set. V. Comal County, Texas, May 20, 1879. 
No. 1: 2.21x1.78. Dull white, spotted with red- 
dish brown. The spots are nearly all clustered 
at the smaller end, where they are confluent, leav- 
ing the rest of the surface almost unspotted. No. 
2 : 2.29x1.78. Dull white, marked with small 
reddish brown spots, which are distributed all 
over the surface. 
Set VI. Comal County, Texas, March 4, 1883. 
