waxwingn.
/ˈwakswɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ A passerine bird of the genus Ampelis ( Bombycilla), esp. A. garrulus, the Bohemian waxwing.
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1817 J. 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.
1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. ii. 421 Bohemian Waxwing.
1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. ii. 422 Carolina Waxwing.
1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist xi. 214 Among the rarer birds found in this district, were the Bohemian Waxwing or Chatterer (Bombycilla garrula).
1884 Harper's Mag. Mar. 616/1 The Carolina Wax-wing, alias cedar or cherry bird.
1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887: Ramble in Brit. Columbia (1892) 348 A large flock of waxwings..was well worth seeing.
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