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	waxbill. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Timid, social birds, waxbills are typically found in small flocks but may sometimes descend upon a field en masse.
		Their young are curiously marked on palate and tongue; a five-dot, domino pattern on the palate is common and is displayed by the nestlings when begging for food.
		Waxbills are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Estrildidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wa/waxbill.html (244 words)

	Red Eared waxbills (Estrildid astrild)
		For example, the fl-rumped waxbill, in aviculture, is known as the red-eared waxbill, the common waxbill is termed the St. Helena waxbill and the rosy-rumped waxbill is called the Sundevall's waxbill (frequently misspelt Sundervall's).
		The fl-rumped waxbill has a generally grayish or pinkish plumage and a rosy red patch in front of the vent which, in some individuals, may spread up from the lower belly to the lower breast and may even, occasionally, reach up as far as the upper breast, flanks and sides of the breast.
		Common waxbills prefer open country with long grass, marshes, reeds near water, cultivated areas, grassy clearings and paths in forest or woodland, gardens and, as long as there are seeding grasses and plenty of cover to retreat into, the vicinity of human dwellings and farms.
	www.birds2grow.com /art-redearwaxbill.html (1415 words)

	Waxbill
		Named Waxbill and reclassified as AMS-39 on 18 February 1947 while still in reserve, the minecraft was taken out of "mothballs" on 5 January 1949; and work began to ready her to resume duty.
		On 19 January, Waxbill was placed "in service" and, within a week, she was assigned to the 13th Naval District.
		Waxbill was recommis-sioned, albeit "in reserve," on 1 September 1950.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/w4/waxbill-ii.htm (853 words)

	The Society for Conservation in Aviculture - Waxbills
		For the purpose of this leaflet, "Waxbills" are birds from the families, Estrilda (Waxbill Group), Logonosticta (Firefinches), Uraeginthus (Cordon-Bleu group), and the Golden Breasted Waxbill (Amandava subflava).
		There are other types of birds often classed as waxbills, Such as twinspots, pytillas and crimson-wings, but these should be considered by people already experienced in the care of some Waxbill species.
		The "Common" Waxbill have 8 sub-species that should also be identified when considering breeding pairs.
	www.thesca.org.uk /guides/waxbills (286 words)

	Twmba Avi Soc Inc - Waxbill Finches of Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		waxbill family are a beautifully marked and varied group of finches from central and southern Africa.
		Both of these waxbills are freely available and should be able to be purchased for approximately $35-40 a pair.
		Waxbills are delightful and relatively easy birds to breed and are great for beginners.
	www.parrotsociety.org.au /clubs/tas/articles/article05.htm (970 words)

	waxbill
		Any of a group of small, mainly African, seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes, which also includes the grass finches of Australia.
		Waxbills grow to 15 cm/6 in long, are brown and grey with yellow, red, or brown markings, and have waxy-looking red or pink beaks.
		They sometimes raise the young of whydahs, who lay their eggs in waxbill nests.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007408.html (128 words)

	Avian Demography Unit: Bird Numbers 8(1) Article06
		I found 13 records of parasitism of the Orangebreasted Waxbill in Gauteng and the surrounding region (eight are from the Witwatersrand area, three from Pretoria and two records from Potchefstroom).
		The Orangebreasted Waxbill therefore constitutes a significant host of the Pintailed Whydah in southern Africa, in at least one area where the density of the Common Waxbill is comparatively low.
		Colahan, B.D. The biology of the Orangebreasted Waxbill.
	web.uct.ac.za /depts/stats/adu/bn8_2_06.htm (2200 words)

	Lavender Waxbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Young are fed mainly insects for the first few days, then on green, milky grass seeds until fledging at about 23 days of age.
		Otherwise, they like to roost in small flocks and spend a great deal of time throughout the day involved in allo-preening (including non-mates).
		Will peacefully interact with fire, orange-cheeked, and other gentle species of waxbills and may interbreed if suitable mates are not available.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /lavender_waxbill.htm (619 words)

	Birding Column: Moments of Photographic Rapture
		One spring an orange-cheeked waxbill decided to hang out with a flock of house finches, and I was privileged to be able to observe this African bird in my yard for a number of months.
		Every now and then, however, this orange-cheeked waxbill decided to linger a bit longer on the platform feeder and eat a millet or a milo seed before scooting off with his fl oil sunflower seed.
		This orange-cheeked waxbill hung out with a flock of house finches in the author's yard for a few months one spring.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/08/0817_040812_birdman_photos.html (848 words)

	Orange-Cheeked Waxbill: The Orange-Cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) is a little larger than the others and is more ...
		Orange-Cheeked Waxbill: The Orange-Cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) is a little larger than the others and is more colorful.
		Waxbills will gladly build a nest in a wicker globe or in a box 5 inches cubed, with half the front open.
		If conditions are right, some of them will stake out a claim to a nest, lay, and raise young ones on the same diet, although while they are feeding babies it is a good idea to offer them live food.
	www.planet-pets.com /brdwxbl2.htm (182 words)

	Finches & Softbills - Basic things African waxbills
		Although most african waxbills are seedeaters, they will not survive very long on a seed-only diet.
		Newly imported waxbills have different needs than birds that have been bred or have been here for some time.
		African waxbills are usually very active birds, so they need a lot of space.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/6199/awbasic.htm (712 words)

	Finches & Softbills - Cordon-blues, Violet-eared waxbill & Purple Grenadier
		The Violet-ear waxbill and the Purple grenadier are much more birds for experienced keepers.
		When breeding the Violet-ear waxbill, one has to know that after 4-5 days the parents do not sleep in the nest anymore and the chicks aren't feathered yet.
		Although it is said for the Violet-eared waxbill that they are aggressive, I have never experienced this.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/6199/11basic.htm (594 words)

	Waxbill _Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They can be housed with other waxbills and finches provided these are not aggressive and can be kept in small colonies of their own kind.
		Housing The St Helena is among the more hardy of the waxbills but nevertheless the normal guidelines apply, and they should not be made to suffer the hardships of exposure to the UK winter.
		Housing The Orange-cheeked seems to be one of the hardier waxbills but nevertheless it is unreasonable to expose them to the hardships of a typical UK winter and expect them to thrive.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /michael.hart73/profiles.htm (2917 words)

	USN Ships--USS Waxbill (AMS-39)
		After the outbreak of the Korean War in the Summer of 1950, she returned to full commission and was sent to the Far East in February 1951.
		She was converted to a coastal minehunter in 1955 and reclassified AMCU-50 (soon changed to MHC-50).
		Waxbill decommissioned in June 1958 and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in November 1959.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-w/ams39.htm (578 words)

	November 1998
		waxbills had been in the aviary from the beginning and had formed a small group of two male St. Helena's and two female rosy rumped waxbills.
		When the red eared waxbills were introduced, they were shunned by the foursome.
		However, if she is able to do to become closer with the group, it will only be after a long time has passed and/or if one of the other waxbills dies.
	www.lostmymarblz.com /fd-98-november.htm (491 words)

	Life was tense on minesweepers
		The Waxbill conducted minesweeping operations on both coasts of North Korea with numerous excursions to the war zone varying from 30 to 50 days.
		The captain of the Waxbill was a lieutenant JG (junior grade).
		On the night of Aug. 20, 1952, the Waxbill scraped her bottom on a rocky reef off Chin Cho, in Haeju wan, Korea, on the west coast north of Inchon.
	www.salisburypost.com /2001feb/021201moments.htm (1133 words)

	Feathered Flyer: St.Helena Waxbill ( Estrilda Astrild )
		In fact the Red Ear Waxbill (or Common Waxbill) is possibly the best known of the closely related group.
		If they are being harassed remove the dominating species, as the St. Helena Waxbills and possibly all the others won't breed and will just be miserable.
		There are several mutations in Australia, the fawn is quite nice with all brown feathers replaced with a warm fawn colour and all red is intensified.
	www.feathered.flyer.co.uk /finches/st_helenas.html (788 words)

	Finches Previously in our Care - Red Eared Waxbill
		We deliberated about adding another pair of waxbills to the red eared, rosy rumped, red cheeked cordon bleu and gold breasted waxbills the aviary already housed.
		The red eared waxbill pair were fast friends with each other, but were unceremoniously shooed away by the other waxbills.
		Strangely enough, the first birds to become (sort-of) friends of the red eared waxbills were the white headed nuns.
	www.lostmymarblz.com /fd-finches-p-redearedwaxbill.htm (541 words)

	DANFS: USS Waxbill (YMS-479/AMS-39)
		Laid down as PCS-1456 on 28 April 1943 at Tacoma, Wash., by the Mojean and Ericson Shipbuilding Corp., the ship was reclassified as a motor minesweeper, YMS-479, on 27 September 1943.
		Waxbill was recommissioned, albeit "in reserve," on 1 September 1950.
		Ultimately, she was placed in full commission on 25 September Lt. (jg.) F. Crozier in command.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/YMS/yms479.html (790 words)

	Field Guide > Finches, waxbills and allies > Common Waxbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A brown and pink waxbill with a longish tail.
		The common waxbill is a very common species of rank grass, usually near water.
		The nest is usually placed on the ground, and is a pear shaped mass of grass, untidily finished and with a narrow spout entrance on one side.
	www.birdlife.org.za /fieldguide/book/species_info.cfm?id=27 (213 words)

	Golden-breasted Waxbill: The Gold-Breasted Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes), is the tiniest of all commonly imported birds
		Golden-breasted Waxbill: The Gold-Breasted Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes), is the tiniest of all commonly imported birds
		But there are three perfectly delightful African birds clearly labeled as waxbills that would be welcomed in any home, the Gold-Breasted being one of them.
		The Gold-Breasted Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes), is the tiniest of all commonly imported birds; it is so small that some stores do not like to carry it because it can escape most cages.
	www.planet-pets.com /brdwxbl1.htm (235 words)

	Rosey Rump Waxbills
		St. Helena Waxbill or Common Waxbill (Estrilda Astrild)- similar but have barring in plumage and red beaks
		This waxbill can be highly insectivorous and will benefit from livefood.
		The young Rosey-Rump Waxbills emerge from the nest at about 3 weeks old with slightly duller plumage than the parents.
	www.singing-wings-aviary.com /roseyrumpwaxbills.htm (561 words)

	Dictionary of Animals - waxbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Waxbills grow to 15 cm/6 in long, are brown and grey with yellow, red, or brown markings, and have waxy-looking red or pink beaks.
		whydahs, who lay their eggs in waxbill nests.
		Green, yellow, and red are the pan-African colours.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/dictionaries/animals/data/m0007408.html (113 words)

	Rediscovered: the Anambra Waxbill
		The Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia has been sighted for the first time since 1987 at Tombia, southern Nigeria when around 40 birds were discovered in the grounds of a nursing college.
		The Anambra Waxbill is a Vulnerable species, known only from a few localities in southern Nigeria, and is seemingly very rare despite large areas of apparently suitable habitat.
		Some taxonomists have considered it a race of the widespread Fawn-breasted Waxbill E.
	www.birdlife.org /news/news/2002/09/673.html (138 words)

	Whydah Finch - Birds
		Because the Whydah chicks are larger than the Waxbill chicks, and beg louder than the Waxbill chicks, the foster parents will feed them and allow their own chicks to die and/or be pushed out of the nest by the Whydah chicks.
		If you have enough Waxbill nests going at the same time, you may be successful in removing the Waxbill eggs from the nests with Whydah eggs and adding them to Waxbill nests that only have Waxbill eggs.
		If you like the look of this finch, but do not plan on breeding them, you would be better to just have one male in a mixed flight.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art24425.asp (436 words)

	AllRefer.com - waxbill (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
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		waxbill, common name for small, brightly colored weaver finches of the Estrildini tribe of the family Estrildidae.
		Most are African with the exception of two S Asian species of avadavats, and one Australian species (Estrilda temporalis), which may not properly belong in this group.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/waxbill.html (284 words)

	The Finch Niche - Species Showcase - Lavender Waxbill
		Not cage birds, they require flight space and places to hide.
		Find a good finch seed mix, add in millet, live foods, egg food, and some fruits & veggies.
		If you don't think your Waxbills are eating well enough you can use vitamin, mineral, & calcium additives.
	www.finches.org /o-waxbill-lavender.mgi (127 words)

	Search Results for waxbill - Encyclopædia Britannica
		any of three species of birds belonging to the genus (or subgenus) Uraeginthus of the waxbill family Estrildidae (order Passeriformes).
		songbird family, order Passeriformes, consisting of about 130 species of waxbills and other small finchlike birds of the Old World, many of which are favourite cage birds.
		The classification and sequence of families given here is essentially that proposed in 1971 by American ornithologist Oliver L. Austin, Jr., based on a 1960 classification by Alexander Wetmore, with...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=waxbill&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (257 words)

	Blackcheek waxbills
		I have had some success breeding a fairly difficult species the Black Cheeked waxbill and I thought I would share my “how I did it” story with my fellow aviculturists.
		The Black Cheeked waxbill is from the East African countries of *Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
		In the wild most waxbills feed nothing but fresh insects for the first week or so.
	www.birds2grow.com /art-blackcheeks.html (1797 words)

	Waxbill Articles
		Waxbill Aviculture Guide by The Society For Conservation in Aviculture
		Waxbill Finches by HandD Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society Inc.
		This article discusses how Pintailed Whydah finches will use waxbills as "hosts" for brooding.
	www.finchworld.com /Birds/Finch/Waxbill/waxbill_articles.htm (157 words)

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