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waxwing|ˈwækswɪŋ|
A passerine bird of the genus Ampelis (Bombycilla), esp. A. garrulus, the Bohemian waxwing.
1817J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. ii. 420 The Wax⁓wings, which have been detached from the Chatterers by Monsieur Vieillot, have a most remarkable and peculiar appendage on the tips of some of the quills, which has very much the appearance of red sealing-wax. Ibid. 421 Bohemian Waxwing. Ibid. 422 Carolina Waxwing. 1876Smiles Sc. Nat. xi. 214 Among the rarer birds found in this district, were the Bohemian Waxwing or Chatterer (Bombycilla garrula). 1884Harper's Mag. Mar. 616/1 The Carolina Wax-wing, alias cedar or cherry bird. 1888Lees & Clutterbuck B.C. 1887 (1892) 348 A large flock of waxwings..was well worth seeing. |