Part 20

* Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot. Cedar Waxwing. Common transient and irregular winter resident throughout state; rare summer resident in northeast. Breeding records: four nests found at Lake Quivira, Wyandotte County, July 22, 1947 (nestling collected, KU 32374), July 3, 1949 (young in nest), July 4, 1950, July 10, 1952 (young in nest), Harold C. Hedges; nest found in Topeka, Shawnee County, June 16, 1953, Cliff Olander and T. W. Nelson.

No subspecies recognized.

Lanius excubitor. Northern Shrike. Winter resident, rare in east, uncommon in west.

Subspecies in Kansas: L. e. borealis Vieillot in east, L. e. invictus Grinnell in west (most specimens from Kansas are intermediate between the two).

* Lanius ludovicianus. Loggerhead Shrike. Common resident and transient throughout state, but may leave north-central and northwestern parts in winter.

Subspecies in Kansas: L. l. migrans Palmer in extreme east, L. l. excubitorides Swainson in west, east to Norton, Ness, and Clark counties; birds from rest of state mostly intermediate.

* Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. Introduced. First appeared in early 1930's, now common transient and resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. v. vulgaris Linnaeus.

* Vireo atricapillus Woodhouse. Black-capped Vireo. Summer resident in Comanche and possibly other south-central counties. Status poorly known. Goss collected three pairs in southeastern Comanche County, May 7 to 18, 1885, and found a nest under construction on May 11, 1885. Sight records from Manhattan, Riley County, June 18, 1953, by Scott Searles, and Halstead, Harvey County, May 16, 1951, by Edna L. Ruth.

No subspecies recognized.

* Vireo griseus. White-eyed Vireo. Locally common transient and summer resident in east. Status poorly known. Nesting records from Doniphan County (Linsdale) and Kansas City region; specimens taken in summer from Douglas, Montgomery, and Labette counties.

Subspecies in Kansas: V. g. noveboracensis (Gmelin).

* Vireo bellii. Bell Vireo. Common summer resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: V. b. bellii Audubon.

* Vireo flavifrons Vieillot. Yellow-throated Vireo. Uncommon transient and local, uncommon summer resident throughout state. Goss reported two nests, one with 1 Cowbird and 3 vireo eggs, at Neosho Falls, Woodson County, May 9, 1877, and one under construction at Topeka, Shawnee County, May 18, 1883. T. W. Nelson found a nest at Topeka in 1947 (date approximate). R. F. Miller found an occupied nest 3 miles north of Baldwin, Douglas County, May 6, 1947.

No subspecies recognized.

Vireo solitarius. Solitary Vireo. Fairly common transient throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: V. s. solitarius (Wilson) in east, V. s. plumbeus Coues and V. s. cassinii Xantus in west.

* Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus). Red-eyed Vireo. Common transient and summer resident throughout state.

No subspecies recognized.

Vireo philadelphicus (Cassin). Philadelphia Vireo. Uncommon transient in east (often overlooked); reported west to Harvey County but western limit of migration in Kansas not known.

No subspecies recognized.

* Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo. Common transient and summer resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: V. g. gilvus (Vieillot).

* Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus). Black and White Warbler. Common transient throughout state, local and uncommon summer resident in east. Breeding distribution in state poorly known. Nests reported in Douglas and Leavenworth counties.

No subspecies recognized.

* Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert). Prothonotary Warbler. Locally common transient and summer resident in eastern Kansas. Nesting records from Doniphan, Leavenworth, Johnson, Douglas, Shawnee, and Woodson counties.

No subspecies recognized.