BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



longing in their bird-hearts, which seems so poignant in 

 thrushes and many other songsters. 



THE BOHEMIAN WAXWING 



The Bohemian Waxwing is very similar to its cousin, 

 the Cedar Waxwing, in color and markings, but may be 

 distinguished by its larger size, (8 inches), by reddish- 

 brown feathers under the tail, by the absence of yellow on 

 the breast, by a crown that is reddish-brown in front, and 

 by yellow and white markings on the wings. In note, 

 feeding habits, and other characteristics, it resembles the 

 Cedar-bird. 



This larger species of waxwing is found in the colder 

 regions of the whole Northern Hemisphere. In North 

 America it breeds from northern Alaska and northern 

 Canada to southern British Columbia and Alberta; win- 

 ters east to Nova Scotia and south irregularly to eastern 

 California, Colorado, Kansas, southern Illinois, Indiana, 

 Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. It is a rare winter 

 visitor in Massachusetts. 



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