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cage, and plenty of water, as they are fond of 

 bathing. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The adult 

 male has the whole of the upper parts of a rich 

 pearl gray, the lower almost pure white ; in 

 young birds, mixed with waving lines of grayish; 

 space between the bill and the eye, and surround- 

 ing the eye, black ; wings, black ; extremities, 

 tipt with white ; a spot of white on the lower part 

 of the wing. The female is easily distinguished 

 by the upper parts being light reddish brown ; the 

 back brownish, and not corning to the bill ; the 

 lower parts are reddish brown, and the waving 

 lines are brownish, and more developed. 



LOCATION. Found throughout the United 

 States in winter ; breeds to the Northward of 

 Massachusetts. 



CEDAR WAXWING. 



WE have many birds of bright and gaudy 

 colors, but none who have their plumage of a 

 more delicate and silky texture than this bird. 



