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46.
Apr. 10. San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
species in that area and at San Antonio. We drove to
St. Marys' University in this city. Mr. Bullock has prepared
an exhibition of mounted bird and mammal displays there in a
museum room. We talked with the curata, Brother Banks?,
concerning the Albert J. Kein collection left to that institution.
He said that Mr. Keim had only representative bird skins and
no series. Keim's manuscript on the Birds of S.W. Texas was
said to be only a list although I had understood differently
from Mrs. Quillen. No one plans to complete the work.
Mr. Bullock gave me 5 bird skins for which I am to give
him 5 skins of California mammals.
Apr. 11. A "norther" struck San Antonio with moderate but cold
winds and overcast skies, clearing in the late morning.
I drove to the east of the city on the Houston highway to a point
about 8 miles E., then N and E to the Eisenhower farm on
Martinez Creek, 10 mi. ENE San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
I walked through a typical mesquite brush area 10:30-
11:45 looking for mice but finding none:
Cardinal common, 1♀ taken Mockingbird
Ladder-bird Wdphi 1♂ seen Roadrunner
White-named Sharrow several
Song Sharrow
Morning Dove 1 flushed from nest 6 ft up in mesquite
others seen
Bewick Wren 1♀ taken (only one seen)
Curve billed Thrasher (1 a mile W in mesquite)
Black-tailed Jack and Cottontail seen