268 INSESSORES. BOMBYCILLA. Wax-Wing. 



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

 of Bombycivora ; but losing sight of their natural station 

 from real affinities, instead of placing the genus in connection 

 with the Ampelida, 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 Phihalura 

 and Procnias. 



BOHEMIAN WAX-WING. 



BOMBYCILLA GARRULA, Bonap. 



PLATE XXXIV*. 



Bombycilla garrula, Bonap. Amer. Ornith. Northern Zool. 2. 237. No. Gl. 



IJombycivora garrula, Temm. ]\Ian. 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. ] . p. 363. 

 Le Jaseur, Buff. Ois. v. 3. 42!). t. 26.— Id. PI. Enl. 261. 

 GrandJaseur, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 1. p. 124. 

 Garrulus Bohemiciis, Raii Syn.p. 85. A. 



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

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



Mont. Ornith. Diet — Lemhi's Br. Birds, 2. t. 65. — Bewick's Br. Birds 



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



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



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 M'inter of 1827, Wax- Wings again visited our island. 



