Mr. Studdard might want to know that it's the texture as well as the color. Here's a picture:
http://www.hiltonpond.org/images/WaxwingCedarWaxyTips01.jpg
We can connect the scientific name
Bombycilla with the theme of mistranslation in
Pale Fire. The genus was named by Vieillot, who wanted to translate the German and Swedish names, which mean "silktail". He correctly used Latin
bombyx, "silk", but misunderstood the
-cilla in Linnaeus's name
Motacilla for the wagtails as meaning "tail".
http://books.google.com/books?id=O07_W9NF39MC&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=falseCedar Waxwings are indigenous to all of North America from southern Canada to Panama. They breed only in the cooler regions, including the higher elevations of the southeastern U.S., so they might be in New Wye at any time of year, and they visit the rest of the continent in migration and winter. Flocks of thousands would be migrating or wintering, not breeding.
Jerry Friedman
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Carolyn Kunin
<chaiselongue@earthlink.net> wrote:
Dear Mr Karp,
I understood that the "wax" in the name referred to the spots of red color under the wings, the color of sealing wax.
Carolyn
On May 27, 2010, at 2:10 PM, james studdard wrote:
The Cedar Waxwing is indigenous to the southeastern U.S. a very colorful bird, known for its waxy look and crested head. They fly in flocks of thousands and usually roost for the night around sundown. I remember, as a child, sitting in the woods, BB gun at the ready, only to be discouraged by a great downpouring of digested berries.
From: Barrie Karp <barriekarp@GMAIL.COM>
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 1:08:01 AM
Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Fw: Falando em passarinhos....
http://www.google.com/search?q=waxwing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_WaxwingSays it's a North American bird.
Barrie
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New York City!On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Jansy
<jansy@aetern.us> wrote:
someone sent these images to me, a campaign against windowpanes that have a reflective surface. It is curiously named here "New York syndrome".
I don't know if this is of interest to the list and "the waxwings slain". Here the birds are tropical and varicolored...
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