BIRD NOTES AFIELD 



154. Bohemian Waxwing; Ampelis garrulus (Linn.). 



Colors very soft and blending. Size rather large (eight inches long). 

 General color light brownish, varying from vinaceous on the fore parts 

 of the back to clear ashy behind; a fine line of black extends across the 

 ••^ye and around the forehead at the base of the bill; the chin and throat 

 are black; under parts fawn color, changing to pale soft gray; under 

 tail-coverts rufous. The wing and tail-feathers are edged with yellow 

 or white, and the inner wing-feathers are tipped with hard, shiny red 

 projections that look like bits of sealing wax. A rare and erratic visitant 

 in the mountains or interior valleys of California. 



155. Cedar-Waxwing ; Cedarbird; Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.). 

 Very like preceding species, but smaller (seven inches long) and 



under tail-coverts white. Above cinnamon, varying from vinaceous to 

 ash on the tail-coverts. Black stripe through eye, on forehead and on 

 chin. Below cinnamon, changing to olive yellowish and white. Wings 

 and tail slaty, the latter edged with yellow and the former with the wax- 

 like appendages. An irregular winter visitant in the valleys of Cali- 

 fornia; breeds chiefly to the north. 



1 5 6. Phainopepla ; Shiny-crested Flycatcher ; Pha'mopepla nitens 

 (Swains.). 



Glossy black with lustrous bluish reflections. Inner webs of flight- 

 feathers white. Female brownish gray, darker on wings and tail, lighter 

 below. Both sexes crested. Length seven and a half inches. Southern 

 California ; a unique and interesting species and a fine songster. 



THE SHRIKE OR BUTCHER-BIRD FAMILY 



Song birds of prey. Bluish gray in color, with black markings on 

 face and wings. Bill strong and hooked; tail long. Size of a mocking- 

 bird, and similar in superficial appearance. 



157. Northern Shrike; Lanius borealis Vieill. 



Length about nine inches. Above clear bluish gray, becoming 

 whitish on forehead and rump. A broad line of black through the eye. 

 Below white, barred on breast and sides with fine wavy lines of grayish. 

 Wings and tail black, both variegated with white. Young birds more 

 brownish in tone. A northern bird, south in winter to northern Cali- 

 fornia. 



158. Cahfornia Shrike; "Butcher-Bird"; Lanius ludovicianus 

 gambeli Ridgw. 



The Pacific Coast variety of the eastern loggerhead shrike. This 

 bird is similar to the preceding species, but the wavy bars on the breast 



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