Notes on the Birds Observed in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas during May, 1924

149. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. OsrRgY.--Apparently chiefly a transient, although Smith states that it is resident in the maritime section of our region. The only specimen we have seen was collected at Brownsville, October 28, 1909. Mrs. Bailey recorded it from the Rio Coloral in the spring of 1900, and Pearson found three on Moro Island, December 20, 1921. It might occur in winter. 150. Tyro pratincola. BARN OWL.--A fairly common permanent resident on the lower Rio Grande. Merrill, Sennett and Singley noted that it bred in holes in the banks of the river as well as in a belfry and in ruined buildings. Pearson records one that was captured at E1 Sauz Ranch early in December, 1921. There are six specimens from our region in the Senneft and Dwight Collections. 151. Asio wilsonJanus. LONG-fARED OWL.--A single specimen in the Dwight Collection was taken at Brownsville, December 7, 1892. Another was shot by Smith near Brownsville, Jan. 4, 1912 ('Auk,' 1912, p. 255). (To be continued.)