200 BIRDS OF ILLINOIS. 



till' u'lnK.nrii' uiTiiH.t i'iuIh of iiriiimry riivertw. iiml tlir oIIut in'rnc!* iiuli- <•< hi-romliirlcK 

 (llio llrnt I"-!-!!!!)-!!)!; lii'tli wi'liB. iinil llii< latU>r tlic uiili'r). tt'liiti-. rrlmary i-'ivfrth. iirl- 

 miirii-8. iiml tiiil Kliity liliii-k. tlif liiltiT urowliie Bradiiiilly iixliy IxiHally. A bmail liiiiul 

 niTMNK I'liil of tail, ami a loiiKitiiiliiial H|ia"i' alniiK enil of mitor web ■>{ i>rimari>-b. earn- 

 lKijri'-y<'ll<>w.— Ill'' niark» on prtinarli-H. ImwrviT, Bomi'lliiK'n white only Hiulncd with 

 yellow. Eai'h of thi' Heronilarli'H with an expanded r'onllnuallon of the Hhaft. In form ul 

 flattened, very Ihin, Honiewliul elliiilleal aiipendacoci.or a hrlRht vermlllon-rcil ruaem- 

 hline red»eullnu-wa.\. LenKth, ;.4ii; winB. 4.a»: tall, 3.00." {Hitl. X. Am. B.) 



The sexes are essentially alike in coloration, Imt younger birds 

 have little or no yellow on the wing, the marking's ht-ing entirely 

 white, or yellowish white, and reduced in size ; the yellow tip to 

 the tail is also narrower, and the "seahng-wax" appendages more or 

 less rudimentary, or even wanting altogether. 



This exquisite bird is an alnindant though very irregular winter 

 visitor to the extreme northern portion of the State, and even occa- 

 sionally wanders to the southern portion, Professor Forbes having 

 taken a specimen at Villa Kidge, Pulaski county, December 18, 187!>. 

 (See BnU. Xult. Om. CInh, Vol. V., p. 118.) 



In Cook county, Mr. Nelson says* that it is "an irregular Imt 

 occasionally abundant winter resident, especially along the lake. 

 Arrives in December, and sometimes remains until April. The win- 

 ter of 1875-76 they were unusually numerous. In a letter dated 

 March 16, 187G, Mr. Charles Douglas, of \Vaukcgan, describes an 

 "immense" flock of these birds which he observed the day previous, 

 upon the lake shore near that town. The birds were feeding upon 

 the juniper bei-ries found there, and covered, according to Mr. 

 Douglas's estimation, an area at least ten rods square. While feed- 

 ing, those in the rear were continually flying and alighting in ad- 

 vance, thus keeping the flock moving so that it was difficult to 

 overtake them. A few days later the flock separated into numerous 

 smaller ones, and soon departed for the north." 



Ainpelis cedrorum (Vieill.) 



CEDAB WAXWINO. 

 Popular synonyniB. Carolina Wax-win^': ('.•.lar-Mnl: Cednr-lark: Cherry-hlrd. 

 BomhyciUa cfflronnn VlEILI^ Ols. .\m. Sept. 1,1807.88. pi. r.T. 

 Ampflis rflrornin GnAY. 184ft. -Baibd. B. N. .\m. 1858. 313: Cat. N. Am. B. 18S9.N"... 233; 



Review. IWKi. 4"7.-CouEs, Key, 187:!. 11.'.; Cheek List 187.1. Xo. 119; 2d ed. 1882. Xo. 



Ifi7; B. N. W. 1874, M. ■£«: B. Col. Viil. 1x78. 470. -B. B. & R. Hi«(. X. Am. B. 1,1874, 401, 



pi. 18. flii. 2.— Rtixnv. Xom. N. Am. B. 1881. Xo. 151. 

 Amprlis atnericaiin WiLS. Am. Orn. 1,1808,107, pi. 7.11k. 1. 

 JIomliurillarai-oliiiiii.ii.1 Stkph. Gen. Zool. X.1817.422.-AL'D. Orn. Blo(t. I. 1831. 227, pl.43! 



Synop. 1839. 1G5; B. Am. Iv. 1842.169, pi. 24G.-XUTT. Man. 1, 1SK,248. 



•Bull. E9S0.T Inst, Vol. vlll.l87fi.p. 103. 



