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north: wanders south in winter irregularly to the middle parts of the United 
States. Taken by Doctor Hammond, at Fort Riley; by Wm. Wheeler, at Ot- 
tawa, November, 1875; and three specimens from a large flock, by D. E. Lantz, at 
Manhattan, December 6, 1879. Baird, 1858. 
272. 619. Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.) Cedar Waxwing. Resident; rare. 
In migration irregular, but usually common. In summer it ranges over the 
greater part of North America; south in winter to Central America. Breeds 
throughout its summer range, but chiefly north of latitude 40°. Snow, 1872. 
273. 621. Lanius borealis (Vieill.) Northern Shrike. A rather common 
winter sojourner throughout the state. Belongs to northern North America; 
south in winter to the middle United States. Snow, 1872. 
274. 622. Lanius ludovicianus (Linn.) Loggerhead Shrike. A rare visitor 
from the south. Tbe geographical range usually given to this species is Florida, 
the Carolinas, and the Gulf states east of Texas. Ridgway contends that it regu- 
larly occurs as far north as southern Illinois. The only record for Kansas is 
Snow, 1872, who says: ‘‘Several typical specimens of this southern form have 
been taken.’’ 
275. 622a. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Swains.) White-rumped 
Shrike. Summer resident; common. Belongs to the central United States, 
north to Assiniboia; southwesterly to Lower California and the table lands of 
Mexico. Rare east of the Alleghenies. Snow, 1872. 
276. 624. Vireo olivaceus(Linn.) Red-eyed Vireo. Summer resident; com- 
mon along our wooded streams. Belongs chiefly to the eastern part of the aus- 
tral region, west to the Rocky mountains; south in winter to northern South 
America. Maximilian, 1839. 
277. 627. Vireo gilvus (Vieill.) Warbling Vireo. Summer resident; com- 
mon in eastern Kansas. Found along streams, in parks, orchards, and other 
plantations. Inhabits North America from Mexico to the Hudsonian zone, 
breeding from the lower austral zone northward. Coues, 1871. 
278. 628. Vireo flavifrons (Vieill.) Yellow-throated Vireo. Summer resi- 
dent in eastern Kansas; not so common as either of the two species already 
mentioned. A bird of the eastern United States and southern Ontario, west to 
the plains; south in winter to Costa Rica. Breeds from the southern edge of 
the lower austral zone northward through its range. Snow, 1872. 
279. 629. Vireo solitarius (Wils.) Blue-headed Vireo. A rare migrant. 
Belongs to eastern North America, north to Hudson bay and Great Slave lake, 
west to the plains; south in winter to Guatemala. Breeds chiefly north of the 
United States. Snow, 1872, on authority of Baird. 
280. 630. Vireo atricapillus (Woodh.) Black-capped Vireo. A common 
summer resident in the gypsum hills in southern Kansas. Inhabits the south- 
ern part of the great plains, north into southern Kansas; south in winter into 
Mexico. Taken in Comanche county, May 11, 1885, by Colonel Goss. Goss, 1885. 
Auk, vol. II, p. 274. 
231. 631. Vireo noveboracensis (Gmel.) White-eyed Vireo. A common 
summer resident in eastern Kansas. Belongs to the eastern United States; west 
to the plains; south in winter toGuatemala. Resident in the Bermudas. Breeds 
throughout its United States range. Coues, 1871. 
