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Ampelis cedrarum
Cedar Ce"dar, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor. Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea; American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar. Cedar bird (Zo["o]l.), a species of chatterer (Ampelis cedrarum), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also cherry bird, Canada robin, and American waxwing.
Ampelis garrulus
Bohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a. 1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2. 2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian' (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. [Modern] Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty. --Blackw. Mag. Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays. --W. Black. Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the waxwing. Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
Ampelis garrulus
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.

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- Binomial name Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808 Cedar waxwing range   Breeding range   Year-round range   Wintering range Synonyms Ampelis cedrorum...
- 114373 Neotropical: whibel2 Observation.org: 74210 Open Tree of Life: 1032640 Xeno-canto: Procnias-albus Ampelis alba Wikidata: Q109578008 GBIF: 9244907...
- cotinga. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Ampelis cayana and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus...
- many birds occur outside the main wintering range even in non-irruption years.) Synonyms Lanius garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 Ampelis garrulus Linnaeus, 1766...
- Phoenicircus Species: P. carnifex Binomial name Phoenicircus carnifex (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Lanius carnifex Linnaeus, 1758 Ampelis carnifex Linnaeus, 1766...
- cotinga. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Ampelis maynana and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus...
- 2nd century, Lucian in his Dialogue of the Hetaera has the prostitute Ampelis consider five drachma per visit as a mediocre price (8, 3). In the same...
- naturalist books he gives as his sources: in his own Fauna Svecica he named it ampelis caerulescens, alis caudaque nigricantibus ("light-blue waxwing, wings and...
- P****eriformes Family: Cotingidae Genus: Procnias Illiger, 1811 Type species Ampelis variegata Gmelin, 1789 Species Procnias albus Procnias averano Procnias...
- Chordata class: Aves Order: P****eriformes Family: Cotingidae Genus: Cotinga Brisson, 1760 Type species Ampelis cotinga Linnaeus, 1766 Species 7, see text....