Besides, the waxwing has an uncommon appreciation of the decorous; at least, we must think so if we are able to credit a story of Nuttall's.
"Birds in the Bush"
Bradford Torrey
The waxwing and the vireo have the same vocal organs; why should the first do nothing but whisper, while the second is so loud and voluble?
"Birds in the Bush"
Bradford Torrey
The midsummer nests, like that of the goldfinch and the waxwing, or cedar-bird, are the safest of all.
"The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers"
John Burroughs