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Definition: Vidua paradisea
Whidah bird
\Whid"ah bird`\, (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
the genus
Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
also
vida finch,
whidah finch,
whydah bird,
whydah finch
,
widow bird, and
widow finch.
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Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
especially
Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish
above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
the neck.
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