AMPELIDAE 
619. Ampelis cedrorum 
CEDAR BIRD. 7 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above brownish ; s#ooth plumage ; head 
crested ; forehead and eye line black; red spots like sealing wax on 
wings ; ¢azl tipped with yellow. Below olive-brown, shading to yel- 
low on belly. 
Also called Cedar Waxwing. 
Dignified, affectionate birds, often seen in flocks in 
thickets of cedar and sumachs feeding on the berries. 
Winters sparingly in Massachusetts. A common sum- 
mer resident. 
Calls. A few lisping notes. Also a “hushed whis- 
tle,” 
Nest. In tre 2, adeep cup built late in the season. 
Breeds. Tt oughout New England. 
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