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very few mottled feathers remain on his breast, which is nearly 

 covered with the pretty fawn-colored feathers. The feathers of the 

 belly are light lemon color. The lemon-tipped tail feathers have 

 come out, one or two at a time, and are now nearly all new. The 

 vivid black forehead and chin are new, but the crest is in such a 

 state of pinfeatherdom that one would hardly think our little friend 

 had any crest to speak of. Long and anxiously have we looked 

 forward to the day when the little red tips would appear on the 

 wings, and February loth the first one was observed on the lame 

 wing. It is salmon colored, rather than the vivid red of sealing 

 wax, as yet, but we are watching closely for all the changes as they 

 come, and shall hope soon to see our pet arrayed in the full insignia 

 of the very daintiest groomed of all the distinguished Cedar Wax- 

 wings. 



Our great regret is that we cannot cure him and set him free 

 with his kind. It is pathetic to hear him chirp at his own image in 

 the mirror, and for some time he has been tearing paper in his cage 

 and trying to make string or paper stay upon his perch, apparently 

 as the foundation of his nest. Much as we love him, we would 

 gladly set him free could he but hold his own in the bird world and 

 escape his enemies. Could we but find someone who could set his 

 wing so that he could fly among his kind, we would be gladly con- 

 tent with only the memory of a brave, patient, trusting, dainty, 

 delightful friend. 



The Bohemian Waxwing in Maine. 



By Ora W. Knjght, Baii.nor. 

 About the first of March the writer noticed an item in the Ban- 

 gor Commercial to the effect that Mr. Clark had seen large flocks of 

 the Northern Waxwing at Lubec during the past winter, but paid 

 no further attention to the event, knowing that Mr. Clark would 

 doubtless record the matter in proper shape in a more scientific 

 medium in due season. 



