CEDAR BIRD* 
scarce they seize upon insects, catching 
them dexterously in the same manner as 
their distant relatives the fly-catchers. 
No name could be more inappropriate for 
these birds than that of chatterers, as 
there are few less noisy, and they might 
even be called mute with much better 
reason. They build in trees, and lay 
twice in a year, about five eggs.” 
