268 INSESSORES. BOMBYCILLA. WAX-WING. 



considered a distinct group, to which he gave the new name 

 of Bombydvora; but losing sight of their natural station 

 from real affinities, instead of placing the genus in connection 

 with the Ampelidte, he arranged it in his order Omnivores, as- 

 sociated with birds widely separated both in affinity and by 

 habits. 



The genus now before us contains at present but two 

 species, viz. the B. garrula (Bohemian Wax- Wing) and B. 

 Carolina (Carolina Wax- Wing), a native of North America. 

 It is closely connected in affinity with the genera Phibalura 

 and Procnias. 



BOHEMIAN WAX-WING. 



BOMBYCILLA GARRULA, Bonap. 

 PLATE XXXIV*. 



Bomby cilia garrula, Bonap. Amer. Ornith. Northern Zool. 2. 237. No. 61. 



Bombycivora garrula, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. v. 1. p. 124. 



Bombycilla Bohemica, Briss. Ornith. v. p. 333. 



Ampelis garrulus, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 297- 1. Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 838. sp. 1. 



Lath. Ind. Ornith. v. 1 . p. 363. 



Le Jaseur, Buff. Ois. v. 3. 429. t. 26. Id. PI. Enl. 261. 

 Grand Jaseur, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 1. p. 124. 

 Garrulus Bohemicus, Rail Syn.p. 85. A. 



Rothlich grauerseidenschwantz, Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. v. 1. p. 204. 

 Bohemian Chatterer, Br. Zool. 1. No. 112. t. 48 Lath. Syn. 3. p. 91. 1 



Mont. Ornith. Diet Lewies Br. Birds, 2. t. 65 BewicWs Br. Birds 



Don, Br. Birds. 1. t. 11 Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 11. 

 European Chatterer, Northern Zool. 2. 237. No. 61. 



Rare visi- THE Wax- Wing is a rare visitant in England, seen only at 

 long and uncertain intervals. 



In the winter of 1810, large flocks were dispersed through 

 various parts of the kingdom ; and, from that period, it does 

 not seem to have visited our island till the month of February 

 1822, when a few came under my inspection, and several 

 were observed during the severe storm, in the winter of 

 1823*. Upon the Continent its residences are subject to 

 * In the winter of 1827, Wax- Wings again visited our island. 



