THE WAXWING 103 



The Waxwing has a very silky plumage. On its 

 head is a crest, inclining backwards, which can, how- 

 ever, be erected at pleasure. Throat smooth black; 

 back cinnamon-brown, underparts a lighter shade of the 

 same colour. Tail black with a golden-yellow border at 

 the end. Wings black with white bars. The outer half 

 of the secondary wing feathers yellow, with white border 

 at the end. The shafts of these feathers are tipped with 

 red horny appendages like sealing-wax, which also 

 appear on the tail feathers of the adult male. 



