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PERCHERS AND SINGERS 



perfect plumage, is one of the most exquisite perching birds 

 I know. It is not gorgeous or resplendent; but in dainty 

 prettiness of form, immaculateness of plumage, and delicate 



BOHEMIAN WAXWING. 



refinement in color scheme, combined, it has few equals. The 

 red wax-like tip on the end of each secondary feather gleams 

 like a ruby. No picture of this bird ever can fairly portray 

 its beauties. The Cedar Waxwing or Cedar Bird 1 of the 

 eastern United States is but a fair understudy of its more 

 robust and also more beautiful brother of the Northwest and 



1 A. ce-dro'rum. Length, about 7 inches. 



