Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0020134, Fri, 28 May 2010 12:50:26 -0700

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meaning of "wax" in waxwing
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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_Waxwing

Says it's a North American bird.

Barrie
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Barrie Karp, Ph.D., Philosophy
barriekarp@gmail.com
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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