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adult male (Am. Mus. Nat. Hist, No, 53251, September 20th, 

 Arizona), has just begun the postnuptial moult, having renewed 

 three primaries of each wing and a few of the body feathers. 



6. Adult Nuptial Plumage acquired by wear. 



Female. — The sexes are practically alike and the moults, no 

 doubt, correspond. The first primary is usually less distinctly 

 roueh-edsred. 



AMPELID^ 



Both species of W'^axwings moult in the same way, having 

 only a single annual moult, young birds assuming their body 

 plumage by a postjuvenal moult which is partial. 



Ampelis garrulus Linn. Bohemian Waxwing 



1. Natal Down. No specimen seen. 



2. Juvenal Plumage acquired by a complete postnatal moult. 



Above, including lesser and median coverts, grayish hair-brown tending below to 

 heavy streaking on breast and abdomen which are grayish white centrally. 

 Crissum pale vinaceous cinnamon. Chin gi-ayish with obscure dusky spotting 

 and bordered by dusky lateral lines. Lores and circumocular region black. 

 Wings dull black, the secondaries and primary coverts broadly tipped with 

 white, the inner primaries tipped with primrose-yellow on the outer web, the 

 outer two or three with white. The secondaries usually have about four waxy, 

 vermilion appendages, smaller and fewer than in adults. The crown feathers 

 are lengthened into an insignificant crest. Tail drab-gray, black subterminally 

 with a narrower terminal band of canary-yellow. Bill and feet black. 



The wing pattern, much grayer tints and cinnamon crissum 

 distinguish young birds from those of ^. cedroruni in correspond- 

 ing plumage. The description is from two birds taken on the 

 Yukon River, N. \V. T., and kindly loaned me by Dr. L. B. 

 Bishop. 



3. First Winter Plumage acquired by a partial postjuvenal 

 moult which involves the body plumage and wing coverts, but 

 not the remiges nor rectrices. 



Everywhere rich drab, grayer below and on rump, fawn-color about the head. A 

 large black chin patch, the black extending to lores and forehead and bor- 

 dered everywhere by rich walnut -brown. 



