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BIRDS OF THE WEST 



As they are so fond of evergreen trees, they are not of wide 

 distribution and are not generally regarded as common in this 

 section, but, in fact, there are very many of them as you will find 

 out after identifying your first one. 



They nest late in the year, probably because they wait till 

 the berries are ripe, as it must be quite a job for waxwings to 

 feed their young and they certainly must hate to take a chance 

 of soiling their pretty clothes by doing such work. Their nests 

 are not very well made and into all that I have ever seen they had 

 woven some white wrapping twine. During the period of nest- 

 ing they are very lonesome and spend much of the time billing 

 and kissing each other. 



