FAMILY AMPELIlXffi. WAXWINOS AND CEDAR BIRDS. 



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FAMILY AMPELID/E, 



Waxwings and Cedar Birds. 



Bill, without notch ; head, with crest ; primaries, ten ; tarsus, shorter 

 than middle toe and claw; a black stripe from forehead through the eye; 

 inner primaries and tail feathers, often tipped with little hard red bits, like 

 minute drops of sealing wax. 



Cedar Bird. 



Upper parts, grayish 

 brown ; crown and 

 breast, pale choco- 

 late brown; a black 

 streak in front of 

 eye ; tail, tipped 

 with yellow; belly, 

 yellowish; wing, 

 less than 4.20 

 inches long. 



Cedar Waxwing. 



Cedar Bird. 



Cherry Bird. 



Ampelis cedontm. 

 See No. 466. 



General plumage, pale chocolate 

 brown; forehead, tinged with rufous; 

 chin, black ; under tail coverts, rufous ; 

 tail, tipped with yellow ; wing, over 

 4.20 inches long. 



Bohemian Waxwing. 

 Ampelis garrulus. 

 See No. 465. 



