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By Alexander Wetmore
The brightly colored, shiny bill gives the
common name of "waxbill" to a group of small
weavers found in Africa that are kept universally in aviaries.
Among the more pleasing species is the
cordon bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus), another
bird of Africa that is a great favorite in
aviaries (Color Plate VII). It is sometimes
called the "red-cheeked." or "crimson-eared"
waxbill, from the red cheek patch of the male,
a mark that is absent in the female. There is a
closely related species (Uraeginthus angolensis) of the southern half of Africa in which
the male also lacks the red mark.
Originally appeared in the December 1938 issue of the National Geographic Magazine
This Web version COPYRIGHT 2004
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