310 Trans. Acad. Sct. of St. Louis. 
25, 1916, and another, date unknown, taken in Platte County 
by Jno. Bryant. 
The Bohemian Waxwing may occur more frequently than is 
known and students should closely scrutinize and follow up 
every winter flock of Cedar Waxwings seen in the hope of find- 
ing it. It is easily distinguished by its much larger size and by 
the presence of white in the wing. 
BoMBYCILLA CEDRORUM Vieillot. Cedar Waxwing. 
Irregular, sometimes common, migrant and winter resident; doubt- 
ful summer resident. 
The following dates selected from a mass of notes on this 
bird will show the puzzle of its local occurrence. 
Jan. 17, 1915. Twenty. Apr. 30, 1896. Flock. 
Jan. 26, 1905. Small flock. May 6, 1894. Flock. 
Feb. 4, 1894. Numbers. May 7, 1911. Twelve. 
Feb. 11, 1904. Few. May 20, 1916. Flock. 
Feb. 15, 1917. Eighteen. May 25, 1894. Small flock. 
Feb. 20, 1916. Twelve. May 30, 1904. Flock. 
Feb. 21, 1901. Numbers May 30, 1916. Twenty-five. 
Mar. 2, 1914. Twenty. Jun. 2, 1894. Few. 
Mar. 5, 1903. Flock. Jun. 4, 1894. Few 
Mar. 6, 1898. Small flock. Jun. 5, 1907. Few. 
Mar. 12, 1916. Thirty. Jun. 8, 1897. Few 
Mar. 19, 1915. Forty. Oct. 8, 1916. Forty. 
Mar. 26, 1914. Flock. Oct. 17, 1915. Flock. 
Apr. 4, 1907. Large flock. Oct. 31, 1904. Seventy. 
Apr. 5, 1896. Twenty. Nov. 5, 1893. Flock. 
Apr. 9, 1905. Three. Nov. 13, 1893. Flock. 
Apr. 17, 1905. Flock Nov. 30, 1916. Two. 
Apr. 28, 1917. Small flock. Dec. 25, 1916. Hight. 
The Cedar Waxwing probably occurs during the three 
months not given and yet it has never been known to breed 1! 
this vicinity. 
Flocks are likely to be met with in any part of the county: 
They are fond of hackberries, persimmons, wild grapes, choke 
cherries and many other kinds of wild fruit found here ™ 
abundance. 
They sometimes swoop down into the shade trees along the 
