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throughout Illinois and southern Wisconsin from May until Septem- 

 ber. In northeastern Illinois it breeds about Fox Lake, Joliet, and 

 other localities. Often confused by the ordinary observer with the 

 Bank Swallow. 



Breeds during the latter part of May and in June. The nest is 

 usually in a hole in a bank, although at times in stone walls or under 

 bridges. The eggs are from 3 to 6, pure white, and measure about 

 .72 X .51 inches. 



Family BOMBYCILLID.E. Waxwings, etc. 



This small family contains but two genera and three species. 

 Two of these, comprising the subfamily Ampelinas or Waxwings, 

 occur within our limits. They are gregarious during migrations and 

 attract attention by their faint whistle, which appears to be their 

 only note. Their food consists of fruit, berries and insects, and they 

 build their nests in trees. 



Genus BOMBYCILLA Vieill. 



289. 



Bombycilla garrula (Linn.). 

 Bohemian Waxwing. 

 Ampelis garrulus Linn., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p. 260. 

 Distr.: Northern parts of northern hemisphere; south in winter 

 to Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Kansas; breeds north of the United 

 States from about the latitude of Hudson Bay northward. 



Adult: Crown with crest; chin, 

 throat, and a narrow frontal streak 

 extending backward through the 

 eye, black; forehead tinged with 

 rufous chestnut; general color 

 above, rich grayish brown; grayish 

 on the upper tail coverts; breast, 

 grayish brown, shading to grayish 

 on belly; under tail coverts, rufous 

 chestnut; most of the primaries 

 tipped with clear yellow or yellow- 

 ish white on outer webs, and tipped 

 with white on inner webs ; secondaries with outer webs, tipped with 

 white; primary coverts, tipped with white; tail, with terminal band 

 of yellow; shafts of secondaries and jometimes tail feathers, with 



Bohemian Waxwing. 



