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146. Least Vireo—viREO puSILLUS. Crystalline white, speckled with 
red and reddish-brown, markings being very minute and scarcely dis- 
cernible in some, in* others very distinctly marked; four; .67 by .55. 
Nests in low bushes and small trees. She WU: S: 
148. Great Northern Shrike—Lanius BOREALIS. Light greenish- 
ground, marbled and streaked with blotches of obscure-purple, clay color, 
and rufous-brown; four or five. Nests in trees. N.. N.. A. 
149. Loggerhead Shrike — Lanius LupoviciAnus, Light grayish, 
blotched and spotted with obscure yellowish and light brown and purplish- 
gray more or less confluent; five or six; 1.05 by .76. Nests in thorn 
trees, hedges and tangled briers, nest very large and massive. 
South Atlantic and Gulf States. 
149@. White-rumped Shrike—LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS EXCUBITORIDES. 
Eggs in my collection, obtained in California, are not distinguishable from 
those of the Loggerhead Shrike. In that State they nest in alders, live 
oak and orange trees. Missouri plains and fur countries to P. C. 
150. Northern Wax wing; Bohemian Wax-wing — AMPELIS GARRU- 
Lus. Greenish-slate or stone color, spotted with a dark brown, with deep 
violet shading, .70 by .67. Nests and eggs of this species are said to 
differ with those of the Cedar Wax-wing only in size, and the breeding 
habits are the same. Northern parts of both continents. Seen in U. S. 
only in severe winters, except along the great lakes. 
151. Cedar Wax- wing—AMPELIS CEDRORUM. Varying from a light 
slate to a deep shade of stone-color tinged with olive, marked with 
blotches and spots of a dark brown and purple, almost black; five; .85 
by .65, vw. Nests in trees. N. A. 
152. Purple Martin—proGne susis. Pure white, oblong-oval, pointed 
at one end; five or six; .g7 by .68, v. Nests in the deserted excavations 
of woodpeckers, in cavities of dead limbs of sycamore and walnut trees, 
and in boxes. N. A. 
153. Cliff Swallow—-PETROCHELIDON LUNIFRONS. White, marked with 
dots, blotches and points of reddish-brown chiefly about the jarger end, 
less elongated than those of the Barn Swallow, but the markings of the 
two are hardly distinguishable; five; .78 by .60, v. Nests under the eaves 
of buildings, against a vertical or overhanging rock. The nest is retort 
shape, made of mud. NA. 
154. Barn Swallow—HIRUNDO ERYTHROGASTRA. White, marked with 
spots and blotches of bright reddish-brown, chiefly at the larger end; four 
to six; .78 by .56, v. Nests in the interior of a barn, in caves, crevices of 
rocks, under the sides of wooden bridges. ee 
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