widow bird
See also: widowbird
English
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Etymology
Named after their usually black plumage, like the mourning clothes of a widow. Possibly also because they are brood parasites.
Noun
widow bird (plural widow birds)
- Any of several species of birds in the family Viduidae, incorporating whydahs and widow finches.
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References
- 1978 A Dictionary of South African English. Ed. Jean Branford. Oxford.
- 1983 Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. Ed. Kennith Newman. Macmillan.
Further reading
widow bird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viduidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:widow bird on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons