Mr. H. E. Dresser on the Birds of Southern Texas. 43 
Daftla acuta (Linnaeus). Pintail. 
Common during the winter. 
Nettion carolinensis (Gmelin). Green-winged Teal. 
Not common during the winter. 
Querquedula discors (Linnaeus), Blue-winged Teal. 
Common throughout the country. 
[Breeds here on the Attascosa, as I have observed it in June. 
—a.l. H.] 
Chaulelasmus streperus (Linnaeus). Gadwall. 
Not uncommon near Eagle Pass during the winter, and on 
the ponds and streams between that place and San Antonio. 
On the 2nd June I shot one on Galveston Island. 
Mareca Americana (Gmelin). American Wigeon. 
Common near the coast throughout the winter. 
Aix sponsa (Linnseus). Summer-Duck. 
Not uncommon near San Antonio during the summer. I 
shot a fine male on the San Pedro, 23rd April, 1864 ; and a 
female, killed on the 19th October, was sent to me from Fort 
Stockton. 
Fulix marila (Linnseus). Scaup-Duck. 
Common throughout the winter. 
Fulix affinis (Eyton). American Scaup-Duck. 
[Found on the coast during the winter.—A. L. H.] 
Fulix collaris (Donovan). Ring-necked Duck. 
On a journey from San Antonio to Eagle Pass in December 
I shot one on the Nueces River, seeing several more at the 
same time. 
iETHYiA Americana (Eyton). American Pochard. 
Not uncommon during the winter. 
iETHYiA vallisneria (Wilson). Canvasback. 
I shot two on the Nueces River in December, and saw several 
at Turkey Creek. 
Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus). Ruffle-headed Duck. 
I have been told that this Duck is found at the Boca del Rio 
