1 86 VERTEBRATES: BIRDS. 



The Bohemian Chatterer or Waxwing, A. garntlns, 

 Linn., of the northern parts of both continents, is nearly 

 seven and a half inches long, the wing four and a half 

 inches ; the general color brownish ash, primaries and tail- 

 feathers plumbeous black, the tail with a terminal band of 

 yellow, the head and throat marked with black, the wings 

 with white, and the secondaries have red horny tips. 



The Cedar Bird, A. cedrornm, Baird, of North America, 

 is seven and a quarter inches long, the wing over four 

 inches ; the general color reddish olive passing into yel- 

 low below, and posteriorly above into ashy ; the forehead, 

 space below the eye, and a line above it, intense black ; 

 the quills and tail dark plumbeous and dusky, the tail 

 tipped with yellow ; and the secondaries have red horny 

 tips. It is impossible to describe the plumage of this 

 beautiful bird, it is so silky, and its tints so delicate in 

 their shadings. The Cedar Bird builds her nest in low 

 trees or bushes, and lays four purplish white eggs marked 

 with black spots. 



The Genus Myiadcstes comprises Townsend's Flycatch- 

 er, M. Townsendii, Cab., of Western North America, which 

 is eight inches long, the wing four and a half inches, the 

 tail deeply forked, the general color bluish ash. 



LANID.E, OR SHRIKE FAMILY. This Family comprises 

 birds with a strong compressed bill, the tip abruptly 

 hooked, both mandibles distinctly notched, the upper 

 with a distinct tooth, the lower with the point bent up- 

 ward, and the tarsi longer than the middle toe and 

 strongly scutellate. This family comprises the Shrikes 

 and the Vireos. 



The Genus Collyrio has the bill shorter than the head, 

 the tip of the lower mandible bent upward, rictus with 

 long bristles, legs stout, wings rounded, and claws very 

 sharp. 



The Great Northern Shrike, or Butcher-Bird, C. borealis, 



