Hypertext Webster Gateway: "waxbill"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Waxbill \Wax"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to
{Estrelda} and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in
color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are
often kept as cage birds.
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