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hard to recognize the Cedar bird, because 
of its crest, yellow tail tips and little red 
spots on its wing. In summer they feed 
on the various fruits, and in winter on 
cedar berries. Its feathers are much 
more beautifully shaded than those of 
our more brilliantly colored birds. The 
Cedar Wax wings only remain in pairs 
during the breeding season which is 
from late May until August and at other 
times they travel in Hocks. 
The Cedar Waxwings are very polite 
for when one of them has a worm it will 
pass it on to another. It is only when in 
these flocks that they are to be seen 
about the garden and old pastures, for 
when they are nesting they are very shy 
and quiet in their movements. 
Sincerely yours, 
Aired 9. Ruby Hansley. 
Maywood, Ill., Jan. 28, 1907. 
Dear Wayside: 
The Bohemian Waxwing is eight 
inches long. He has grayish, silky 
feathers. His color is very pretty, and 
he has a long pointed crest. 
The Bohemian Waxwing has a black 
bill and yellow tail tips and wings 
tipped with a bright red like sealing wax. 
Whenever he gets anv food or catches 
any insects he gives it to his babies be¬ 
fore he eats any himself. He feeds on 
cherries and mulberries. His eggs are 
gray dotted brown or gray. He has four 
or five eggs. He is very pretty. 
Yours trulv, 
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Ao-ed 9. Ruth Eshelman. 
Maywood, Ill., Jan, 28, 1907. 
Dear Wayside: 
The Bohemian Waxwing is a heavy 
bird, but it can fly very swiftly and 
gracefully. The eggs are a bluish color. 
The bird has a black bill and the tips of 
the wings are red. The Bohemian Wax¬ 
wing can not walk very well. It feeds 
on mulberries. This bird builds its nest 
up high from the earth about twenty-five 
feet. 
Yours truly, 
Aged 11. Herbert Heineman. 
South Wayne, Wise., Jan. 30, 1907. 
Dear Wayside: 
One day I saw a flock of quails near our 
house. They were eating corn that was 
on the ground. I watched them for a 
long time, until they flew away. 
The quail is a very pretty bird. It 
makes its nest on the ground and lays 
from ten to twenty-five eggs. They 
build their nests of grass, twigs, weeds 
and leaves. The quail is ten inches in 
length. It has a little white under its 
throat, and a little streak of white above 
its eye. It is of a brownish color. I 
like the quail very much. 
Yours truly, 
Aged 12. Esther C. Keister. 
Kilnersville, Wis. 
Dear Wavside: 
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Once I found a chimney swift in the 
barley field. It was about noon and the 
sun was very hot. I took the bird home 
and it would stay sitting on my hand all 
the time. I put it in a cage gnd it 
looked like dead. In the evening I took 
it out and put it on a tree in the garden. 
It was after the sunset about seven 
o’clock, and after awhile I saw him with 
some other swifts playing air tag. Dur¬ 
ing the very hot hours they don’t fly 
but sleep in a shady place. Chimney 
swifts are summer residents, and are 
about five inches long. Their nest is 
