WAXWING. 2 
The alleged females in collections with V-shaped markings on the primaries 
are so rare that we may suppose them to be old and barren females which 
have assumed the male plumage, or it is possible that a mistake in the 
sexing or labelling may have occurred. Young in first plumage resemble 
females, but are paler in colour, and are without the black on the throat ; 
the underparts are streaked, and the wax-like appendages to the secondaries 
are few and small. 
