220 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Family AMPELID/E. Waxwings. 



227. Cedar Waxwing. AmpcHs cedoi-tim. (Veill.) 

 Common, nearly if not quite resident in the east, resident in the 



other sections. Breeds in the middle and western sections. 



Family LAMID>E. Shrikes. 



228. Loggerhead Shrike. Lanins liidovicianus. (Linn.) 

 Rare spring transient in the mountains ; tolerably common win- 

 ter visitor in the middle section. Reported breeding at States- 

 ville. 



Family VIREOMD/E. Vireos. 



229. Red-eyed VirEO. Mrco olivaccns. (Linn.) 



Common summer visitor in all sections, breeding throughout its 

 range. 



230. Philadelphia Vireo. Virco philadclfhiciis. (Cass.) 

 Rare transient in the mountains, one taken by Cairns. 



231. Warbling Vireo. Vi?-tw gihiis. (Veill.) 



Tolerably common summer visitor in the mountains, breeding 

 along the streams. 



232. Yellow-throated Vireo. Vli-eo fiavi/rons. (Veill.) 

 Tolerably common summer visitor in the middle and mountain 



sections. 



233. Blue-headed Vireo. J'irco solifarius. (Wils.) 

 Tolerably common transient in the middle section, and seen occa- 

 sionally in winter ; rather rare summer visitor in the mountains. 



234. Mountain Solitary Vireo. llrco so/i/an'ous alticola. 

 (Brewst.) 



Rare summer visitor at Raleigh, nest with four eggs taken April 

 27, 1 891 ; common summer visitor in the mountains, breeding. 



235. White-eyed Vireo. Vlrco novchorarcncis. (Gmel.) 

 Common summer visitor in all sections, breeding throughout its 



range. 



Family MNIOTILTID/E. Wood Warblers. 



236. Black and White Warbler. Mniotilta varia. (Linn.) 

 Common, generally distributed summer resident, breeding in all 



sections. 



237. Prothonotary Warbler. Protonotaria citrea. (Aud.) 

 Rare summer visitor in the middle section ; common in the east. 



Breeds ; I took one set of three eggs from the top of a beech stump 

 in Bertie county in spring of 1888, this was the first record for 

 North Carolina. Have seen young receiving attention from their 

 parents on many occasions since. 



