AVES. 175 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



BOMBYCILLIDAE. 



Lanius garrulus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 95. 

 "in Europa & America boreali; aestivat supra Sveciam." 

 Evergreen forests; nests in trees. 



Me. — Rare and irregular v^inter visitor. Dec. 6-Feb. 6. 



N. H. — Rare winter visitor: Hampton Falls, Feb. 17 and 21, 

 1897; Nashua, 1880. 



Vt. — Rare winter visitor: Brattleboro, April, 1901; Burlington 

 {bis); St. Albans {his). Nov. 25- April. 



Mass. — Rare winter visitor: about six authentic records. Dec. 

 26-Feb. 18. 



Conn. — Accidental winter visitor: East Windsor Hill, near 

 Hartford; ? New Haven, Feb. 11, 1875. 



324. BoMBYCiLLA CEDRORUM Vieillot. 



Cedar waxwing; Apple-bird; Canada robin; Cedar-bird; 

 Cherry-bird. 



Vieill., Hist. nat. ois. Amer. Sept., 1807, vol. 1, p. 38, pi. 57. "en 

 Amerique depuis le Canada jusqu'au Mexique." 



Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.). Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. 

 Amer., 1895, p. 323; Bird-life, 1898, pi. 57. Egg, Capen, 1886, 

 pi. 7, figs. 2, 3. 



Orchards, shade trees, and woods; nests in trees. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident; rare in winter. 

 Eggs, June 29. 



N. H. — Common migrant, and at lower elevations a common 

 summer resident; rare in winter in southern part. Eggs, July 29. 



Vt. — Common migrant and summer resident; uncommon in 

 winter in southern part. 



Mass. — Common migrant and less common summer resident; 

 irregularly common in winter but generally absent in Nov. and Dec. 

 Eggs, May 30-July. 



R. I. — Common migrant and summer resident; irregular in 

 winter. Eggs, June 7-20. 



