Cedar Waxwing - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition cedar-waxwing

Definition :

a species of chatterer Bombycilla cedrorum formerly Ampelis cedrorum widely distributed over temperate North America so named from its frequenting cedar trees called also cedar bird cherry bird Canada robin and American waxwing It is a brownish bird about 7 inches long between the size of a robin and a sparrow has a crest on the head a black face mask and a yellow tipped tail The name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings like that of a black sealing wax They sometimes are seen in flocks