AMPELIDAE 

 619. Ampelis cedrorum 



CEDAR BIRD. 7 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above brownish ; smooth plumage ; head 

 crested ; forehead and eye line black ; red spots like sealing wax on 

 wings ; tail 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 tree, a deep cup built late in the season. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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