waxwing
any of several songbirds of the family Bombycillidae, having a showy crest and certain feathers tipped with a red, waxy material, as Bombycilla garrulus(Bohemian waxwing ), of the Northern Hemisphere.
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The Bohemian waxwing, like the only other member of the family that ever visits us, the cedar-bird, is a roving gipsy.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje BlanchanTaken in this sense, the Bohemian or Wandering waxwing, as it used to be called, is a name open to no exception.
British Birds in their Haunts | Rev. C. A. JohnsThe cedar waxwing is a strange bird, with a very pronounced species-individuality, totally unlike any other bird of our country.
The Log of the Sun | William BeebeCherry-bird is another name which is appropriately applied to the cedar waxwing.
The Log of the Sun | William BeebeSurely no bird has less right to be associated with evil than this mild waxwing.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje Blanchan
British Dictionary definitions for waxwing
/ (ˈwæksˌwɪŋ) /
any of several gregarious passerine songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, esp B. garrulus, having red waxy wing tips and crested heads: family Bombycillidae
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