Identifier: westernbirds00myer (find matches)
Title: Western birds
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Myers, Harriet Williams
Subjects: Birds -- West (U.S.)
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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eaves, fibers, rootlets, and various trash. The female does the building and brooding, althoughthe male is solicitous and accompanies her on her build-ing expeditions, and sometimes making a pretense ofhelping. The young are exemplary little beauties, mod-est in coloring like their parents, and like them withmanners above reproach. Who ever heard of a CedarWaxwing losing his, or her, temper, showing any haste—save in flight—or in any way ruffling, or soiling, itsplumage? The one thing which the bird lacks is a voice. Theonly note I have ever heard, and I find no record of asong, is a soft, peevish sighing, or squealing, sound whichreminds me of the wind blowing through the trees. Itis a monotonous note which is reiterated so persistentlyby the flock of birds that one is tempted to wish thatthese beauties were entirely voiceless. This sighing note,or hushed whistle, is quite out of keeping with thebirds erect, soldier-like carriage. In southern California the Waxwings are winter238
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1—PHA^^■OPEI^LA. 2—YOUNG CALIFORNIA SHRIKES,

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