CONTENTS 



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Introduction vii 



Order Passeriformes 1 



Family Prunellidae: Accentors 1 



Prunella montanella : Mountain accentor 1 



Habits 1 



Distribution 3 



Family Motacillidae : Wagtails and pipits 3 



Motacilla alba alba: White wagtail 3 



Habits 3 



Distribution 11 



Motacilla alba ocularis: Swinhoe's wagtail 12 



Habits 12 



Distribution 16 



Motacilla alba lugens: Black-backed wagtail 16 



Habits 16 



Distribution 18 



Motacilla flava alascensis : Alaska yellow wagtail 19 



Habits 19 



Distribution 24 



Anthus spinoletta rubescens : American pipit 25 



Habits 25 



Distribution 35 



Anthus spinoletta japonicus : Japanese pipit 38 



Habits 38 



Distribution 40 



Anthus pratensis: Meadow pipit 40 



Habits 40 



Distribution 47 



Anthus cervinus: Red-throated pipit 48 



Habits 48 



Distribution 52 



Anthus spraguei: Sprague's pipit 52 



Habits 52 



Distribution 61 



Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings 62 



Bombycilla garrulus pallidiceps: Bohemian waxwing 62 



Habits 62 



Distribution 77 



Bombycilla cedrorum: Cedar waxwing 79 



Habits 79 



Distribution 99 



Family Ptilogonatidae: Silky flycatchers 102 



Phainopepla nitens lepida: Phainopepla 102 



Habits 102 



Distribution 113 



