616. BANK SWALLOW. 5'^ in. 



(Riparia riparia.) 



White throat and belly; brownish band across breast, other- 

 wise dull browTi-gray; tail notched; nests in holes near top 

 of soft banks(usually sand); twittering call; in flocks. Rough- 

 winged Swallow. Swift. 



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619. CEDAR WAXWING. 7 in. 



(Bombycilla cedrorum.) 



Smooth snuff -bro-\\'n; crested; chin and line from bill to 

 crest, black; end of tail banded with yellow; in small flocks; 

 "monotonous lisping note." 



621. NORTHERN SHRIKE. 10>2 in. 



(Lanius borealis.) 



Gray, very light above eyes and on forehead; below 

 hoary; breast, throat and sides show dusky, wavy, cross- 

 ivise bars; line from bill to eye, continued broadly below eye 

 back to nape, black; wings and tail black, mostly white-tip- 

 ped, former marked by white patch; hooked bill; straight 

 even flight; seeks commanding perch; song, strong, varied, 

 sometimes mimetic. Loggerhead Shrike. Blue Jay. 



622. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 9 in. 



(Lanius ludovicianus.) 



Slaty-gray; commonly white beneath, unmarked; wings 

 and tail black, marked with white; hooked bill; bar through 

 eye and between forehead and bill, black; imitates notes of 

 other birds. Blue Jay. Catbird. 



624. RED-EYED VIREO. 6 in. 



(Vireosylva olivaceus.) 



01i\-e-green; crown slaty; white below, lightly tinged on 

 sides; dark line above a white one over eye; clear, persistent 

 song. Warbling Vireo. 



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