This bohemian waxwing has more plumage than the typical Cedar waxwing of the U.S. Waxwings have a red patch on the wings that resemble red sealing wax, hence the name.

Waxwing

This bohemian waxwing has more plumage than the typical Cedar waxwing of the U.S. Waxwings have a red…

This bohemian waxwing has more plumage than the typical Cedar waxwing of the U.S. Waxwings have a red patch on the wings that resemble red sealing wax, hence the name.

Waxwing

This bohemian waxwing has more plumage than the typical Cedar waxwing of the U.S. Waxwings have a red…

"The Waxwing is an insessorial bird belonging to the dentirostral section of the order. It derives its names from the appendages attached to the secondary and tertiary quill feathers of the wings, which have the apperance of red sealing-wax. An American waxwing is the cedar bird."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Waxwing

"The Waxwing is an insessorial bird belonging to the dentirostral section of the order. It derives its…

A class of birds native to the United States and Europe, and so named from the secondary wing feathers being tipped with horny appendages resembling red or yellow sealing-wax.

Waxwing

A class of birds native to the United States and Europe, and so named from the secondary wing feathers…

"Both sexes of our irregular winter-visitor the Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus) are silky greyish-brown, with blackish wigs, and tail relieved by yellow and white; a black forehead, eye-stripe, and throat; chestnut under tail-coverts and basil margin of the erectile crest; and, in the adults, flattened wax-like tips to the shafts of the secondaries or even rectrices. The young are streaked below." A. H. Evans, 1900

One Waxwing Sitting on a Branch in the Forefront with Three Waxwings Sitting on Branches and Four Flying Around in the Background

"Both sexes of our irregular winter-visitor the Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus) are silky greyish-brown,…

The Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It breeds in open wooded areas in North America, principally southern Canada and the northern United States.

Cedar Waxwing

The Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of…