Birds of Canada. 



FAMILY BOMBYCILLID^E. THE CHAT- 

 TERERS. 

 Sub-Family BOMBYCILLIN^:. The Wax Wings. 



BOHEMIAN CHATTERER. 



A mpelis garrulus. The Bohemian Chatterer. 



This very rare and beautiful bird appears in 

 Canada only in severe seasons. Length, seven 

 and a-half inches ; the wing, four and a-half 

 inches. The general color, brownish-ash ; pri- 

 maries and tail feathers, plumbeous-black, the 

 tail with a terminal band of yellow ; the head 

 and throat marked with black ; the wings with 

 white ; and the secondaries have red horny tips. 



