186 CITIZEN BIRD 



The Cedar Waxw^ing 



Length about seven inches. 



Uj^per parts quiet Quaker brown, very smooth and satiny, with 

 a fine long, pointed crest on the head. 



Rich velvety black about the beak and in a line through the eye. 



A yellow band across end of tail, and some little points like red 

 sealing-wax on the inner wing-feathers, from which it takes the 

 name " Waxwing." 



A Citizen of North America from the Fur Countries southward, 

 visiting all but the most southern of the United States. 



Belonging both to the Tree Trappers and Fruit Sowers. 



