What is "cedar bird"

cedar bird \ce"dar bird`\, cedarbird \ce"dar*bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as cedar waxwing.

cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Chatterer \Chat"ter*er\, n.

1. A prater; an idle talker.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the family Ampelid[ae] -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer ( Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird.

n. A species of chatterer ((taxlink Bombycilla cedrorum species noshow=1)) that frequents cedar trees.