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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Bombycillidae — thewaxwings .
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Examples
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Canadian geese (Branta canadensis), and Spooky saw a young (first year) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedorum).
"I'd rather be a forest than a street..." niamh_sage 2009
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Have you ever thought of the red wax-tips of the Bombycilla beautifully imitating the red fructification of lichens used in the nest, and therefore the females have it too?
Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant
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Have you ever thought of the red wax-tips of the Bombycilla beautifully imitating the red fructification of lichens used in the nest, and therefore the females have it too?
Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences Marchant, James 1916
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In the beautiful Waxwing, (Bombycilla garrula,) the sexes are very nearly alike, and the elegant red wax tips to the wing-feathers are nearly, and sometimes quite, as conspicuous in the female as in the male.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Have you ever thought of the red wax-tips of the Bombycilla beautifully imitating the red fructification of lichens used in the nest, and therefore the FEMALES have it too?
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) grace neighborhoods of Texas in winter with stunning plumes and ugly poop.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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(Paul Higgins) Bombycilla garrulous Bohemian waxwings are winter visitors
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(Paul Higgins) Bombycilla garrulous Bohemian waxwings are winter visitors
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(Paul Higgins) Bombycilla garrulous Bohemian waxwings are winter visitors
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(Paul Higgins) Bombycilla garrulous Bohemian waxwings are winter visitors
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