Die-Off of Cedar Wax Wings (5)

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From: Ellen Paul <epaul@concentric.net>

What physiological difference would account for Cedar Waxwings being
killed by lighter blows or traumas than would be survivable by other
bird species? Is there any literature on this subject? Wouldn't there
still be some evidence of trauma (e.g., bruising or subcutaneous
blood clots or fractures)?

Ellen Paul

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From: Eric Strong <ems31@cornell.edu>
I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
By the false azure in the window pane;
Vladimir Nabokov,  "Pale Fire," 1962
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