264 THE BIRDS 
FAMILY BOMBYCILLID-. 
GENUS BoMBYCILLA. 
[619]. Bombycilla cedrorum (Vieillot). Cedar 
Waxwing. 
[Cedar Bird. Cherry Bird]. 
Raner.—North America. Breeds in Canadian, Tran- 
sition, and Upper Austral zones (and Lower Austral zone 
in Virginia), from central British Columbia, central 
Alberta, southern Keewatin, northern Ontario, north- 
western Quebec, and Cape Breton Island south to southern 
Oregon, northern New Mexico, Kansas, northern 
Arkansas, and North Carolina; winters throughout nearly 
all the United States and southward to Cuba, Mexico and 
Panama; accidental in the Bahamas, Bermuda, Jamaica, 
and British Isles. 
A most common bird with us during the fall migrations 
about October 1st, when, in large flocks from twenty to 
a hundred birds, they feed on the black-gum berries and 
those of the mistletoe. I attribute the spread of the 
mistletoe in this section more to them than from any other 
cause. During the spring migration, March 15th, they 
feed largely on holly berries, as the ones fed upon during 
the fall are entirely gone. Some few remain with us 
through the winter, but the greater amount go further 
south. Only a few remain to breed with us in the low 
country, especially on the lower side of the Chesapeake 
Bay. From Cape Charles northward they become more 
common breeders. The nests I have found were located 
