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CEDAR WAXWIXG. 



CEDAR-BiRD. 



Cedar Wax wing: Ampelis cedrovum. 



Length 7 inches. 



Whole body deHcate fawn-color. A conspicuous crest. 



Area around bill, and line through the eye velvety black, 

 a yellow band across the end of the tail: wings often with 

 red wax-like tips. In young birds, the breast is paler and 

 striped. 



Resident (common) all the 3^ear. 



In spring and early summer. Cedar-birds are abun- 

 dant, and are then always in small flocks like the 

 Goldfinches. They have a characteristic way of fly- 

 ing close together, and when they Hght often sit hud- 

 dled in a row. Mrs. Wright says, " Your best 

 chance to watch them is either before the leaves are 



