Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small conirostral oscine passerine birds, based on the Loxia astrilda of Linnæus, commonly referred to a subfamily Spermestinæ, of the family Ploceidæ, and held to cover a large number of African species.
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Haverdewatt. avadavat, the bird _estrelda amadara_; see LOLLAH
Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885
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