112 Birds of Oregon and Was/migton 



Only a summer resident. Arrives in mid- 

 April. 



THE CEDAR WAXWING (*' Cherry Bird"). 

 General Description : 



A crested bird. General color, grayish-brown, 

 tinged with plum color. Very neat appearance 

 and quiet manner when perching. 

 Length, 7 inches. 

 Found all over settled parts of the country in small 

 flocks, except in nesting-season in June. 



Combined exquisiteness of dress, gentleness of 

 disposition, politeness of manners, almost lisping 

 song and whispered conversation, distinguish the 

 Cedar Waxwing from all other birds. The Blue- 

 bird has been previously described as gentle- 

 manly or ladylike, and so it is, in looks and 

 general manner. But the Waxwing outranks it 

 in these respects and in the others named. 



With regard to his dress, some might call the 

 bird a "dandy," so exquisitely neat and perfect 

 is he. But a second thought will cause us to re- 

 gard his attire rather as a work of fine art ; the 

 perfect crest, the vinaceous tint in the predom- 

 inating soft, gray-brown plumage, the velvety 

 black line across the eye and around the fore- 



