The Waxbill Family. 105 ' 



upper tail-coverts are also bright red; the legs and 

 feet are yellowish-grey. 



The female is like her mate, but has a somewhat 

 smaller eye-mark. They are very peaceable and quiet 

 little birds, about the size of the Green Waxbill, and 

 require to be fed and treated in the same way. 



