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Nuttall in speaking of the Cedar-birds says :—‘ an eye-wit- 
ness assures me he has seen one among a row of these birds 
seated upon a branch dart after an insect, and offer it to his 
associate when caught, who very disinterestedly passed it to 
the next; and, each delicately declining the offer, the morsel 
has proceeded backwards and forwards before it was appropri- 
ated.” , 
(d). The “ wheezy” lisp of the Cedar-birds seems to be the 
only sound which they emit, throughout the year, and they 
often utter it when on wing. Dr. Brewer says of a young 
cage-bird that ‘* besides its low lisping call, this bird had a reg- 
ular faint attempt at a song of several low notes, uttered in so 
inaudible a tone that it would be almost inaudible at even a 
short distance.” 
The Cherry-birds are certainly handsome, particularly if 
their crest be raised, though they possess but little bright color- 
‘ing; and there are probably few birds who find a readier sale 
at the country taxidermist’s than these. In regard to their 
‘habits, they are perhaps uninteresting; but their manner of 
flight, when in parties, is nearly unsurpassed. 
(B) GarruLus. Bohemian Waawing. Northern Waxwing. 
(A Northern bird, of which, so far as I know, no specimen 
has ever been obtained in this State.) 
(a). 7-8 inches long. Like (A), except as follows. Brown, 
partly orange-tinted. With white on the wings, but little on 
the head ; and with no yellow on the belly. Under tail-coverts, 
chestnut-red. 
(0). These birds never breed in the United States, or at 
least the southern portions. The eggs are described by Dr. 
Brewer as measuring about 1:00 X -70, or less. They are of a 
color varying “from a light slate to a yellowish stone-color,” 
and are much spotted, chiefly with some dark purplish shade. 
They are considered very rare. , 
(c). The Waxwings are of very rare occurrence in the east- 
ern United States, being habitual residents of the North and 
West, but they have occasionally wandered so far to the south- 
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