BOHEMIAN WAXWING. 



618. Bombycilla garrula. 8 inches. 



Larger and grayer than our common Cedar Waxwing 

 and with yellow and white on the wing; it is a north- 

 ern species and is only casually found in eastern U. S. 

 They nest within the 'Arctic Circle and only a few of 

 their nests have ever been found. In winter they are 

 found in flocks, roving restlessly about the country, 

 often appearing where least expected and utterly desert- 

 ing other places where they are usually found.* 



Nest. Of small twigs and moss, lined with feathers, 

 usually placed at low elevations in spruce or conif- 

 erous trees; eggs dull bluish white specked sparingly 

 with black (1.00 x .70), similar to those of the Cedar 

 Waxwing but larger. 



Range. Northern parts of the northern hemisphere, 

 breeding within the Arctic Circle and wintering cas- 

 ually south to Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, Kansas and 

 California. 



