Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bird of the restricted genus Ampelis (or Bombycilla); a waxwing, as the Bohemian or Carolinian; a cedar-bird. See cut under
waxwing .
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Examples
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The silktail (Lamprolia victoriae) represents an endemic genus of monarch flycatcher and is restricted to the islands of Taveuni and Vanua Levu.
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Saying this, the silktail looked back over her glossy and radiant plumage with such a self-satisfied glance as made the Caliph smile.
Tales of the Caliph H. N. Crellin
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