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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