BIRD LIFE IN WASHINGTON 
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THE CEDAR WAXWING 
The Cedar Waxwing is a trim quiet cit¬ 
izen sometimes called the Quaker bird. He 
is scrupulously neat; every feather is in 
place and carefully smoothed down. 
His colors are fawn and dove. On the 
end of his tail is a band of bright yellow. 
When he is in full plumage, there are a 
couple of bright red spots upon his wings. 
They shine like wax. Cedar Waxwing 
wears a small crest. 
In late autumn we may see flocks of 
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trim looking waxwings near an insect in¬ 
fested swamp, catching flies in genuine 
flycatcher style. 
If anything disturbs the nest of these 
gentle birds, they take a position a few 
yards away and watch the robbery pa- 
thetically saving scarcely a word and of- 
e/ eV O ty 
fering no resistance. 
Photo hv •/. TV. Prison 
LACE TRIMMED NEST OF CEDAR WAXWING 
