GEDAE BIED. 
The Cedar Birds live in numerous 
flocks, keeping by pairs only in the breed- 
ing season ; and so social is their dispo- 
sition, that, as soon as the young are able 
to fly, they collect in the large bands 
from the v^hole neighborhood. They per- 
perform extensive journeys, and are great 
and irregular wanderers. Far from being 
shy, they are simple and easily tamed, but 
generally soon die in confinement. Their 
food consists chiefly of juicy fruits, on 
which they fatten, but to the great detri- 
ment of the orchard, where they commit 
extensive ravages. When fruits are 
