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Bohemian Waxwing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (209 words) |
 | The Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a member of the waxwing family of passerines. |
| Its English name refers to the red blobs on its wings, which look like sealing wax, while 'Bohemian' refers to its (presumed) origin from Bohemia (at the time, a relatively unknown but "distant, eastern" place). |
| The generic name Bombycilla, from Latin Bombyx (silk / silk moth) + cilla (tail), is a direct translation of the Swedish name 'Sidensvans', silk-tail, and refers to the silky-soft plumage of the bird; the species name garrulus means 'noisy' or 'quarrelsome'. |
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