WAXWINGS. 323 



Range. — North America ; breeds as far north as British Columbia, Minne- 

 sota, and Connecticut ; winters in the tropics. 



Washington, common S. K., Apl. 5 to Sept. Sing Sing, common S. K., 

 Apl. 17 to Aug. 12. 



Aes^, of coarse grasses and feathers, under bridges, in stone walls, or a hole 

 in a bank. Eggs., four to eight, white, -T'i x -51. 



Rough-winged Swallows resemble Bank Swallows both in habits 

 and appearance. They do not, however, always nest in holes in banks, 

 but are sometimes found nesting about 

 bridges, railway trestles and their abut- 

 ments. 



With the Bank Swallow this bird dif- 

 fers from our other Swallows in the ab- Fig. 90. -Section of outer pri- 

 , ,,. , , ., ^ ^1 mary of adult Roug'h-wmged 



sence of metallic colors, while from the Swallow. (Enlarged.) 



Bank Swallow it is to be distinguished 



by its plain, pale brownish gray, uniformly colored throat and breast, 



and somewhat slower, less erratic flight. 



Family Ampelid^. Waxwings. 



This small family contains the two known species of Waxwings, 

 with which some ornithologists class several {)eculiHr American tropical 

 species whose exact relationships are not thoroughly understood. 



618* Ampelis garmlus {Linn.). Bouemian Wax wing. Ad. — 



Forehead, chin, and line through the eye. velvety black; a conspicuous crest; 

 front of crown chestnut-rufous ; upper parts rich grayish brown ; upper tail- 

 coverts, wings, and tail grayish ; primary coverts and secondaries tipped with 

 white, the latter with small, red, seed-shaped sealing-wax-like tips; all but 

 the outer primaries tipped with yellow or white on the outer web ; end of tail 

 with a yellow band ; breast like the back, grayer on the belly ; under tail- 

 coverts chestnut-rufous. L., 8-00 ; W., 4-60 ; T., 2-60 : B. from N., -29. 



Range. — Northern parts of the northern hemisphere ; in North America 

 south in winter, irregularly, to the northern United States; recorded from as 

 far south as Kansas, Illinois, arid Pennsylvania. 



Nest., of twigs, roots, i1k)ss, etc., in trees. Eggs., similar in color to those of 

 A. cedrorum., "92 x -65. 



The distribution of this bird in the United States is not unlike that 

 of the Evening Grosbeak. It is exceedingly rare and irregular in the 

 Atlantic States, but occurs with some frequency in the northern Mis- 

 sissippi Valley. In notes and habits it is said to resemble its small 

 cousin, the Cedar Waxwing. 



' 619. Ampelis cedrorum ( VieiU.). Cedar Waxwing; Cedar-bird ; 

 Cherry-bird. (See Fig. 50.) Ad. — Forehead, chin, and a line through the 

 eye velvety black ; a conspicuous crest ; upper parts rich grayish brown ; upper 



