WAX-BILL. 
This curious and beautiful bird has been 
twice figured by Edwards; the last, is that 
which we have copied in the print annexed. 
The ¥/ax-Bill is the Loxia Astrild of Lin- 
naeus ; the Senegalus Striatus, or Radiated 
Senegal, of Brisson and Buffon; the Fringilla 
Undulata, of Pallas ; and the Wax-Bill Gros- 
beak, of Latham. 
Edwards observes, that the bill is of a fine 
red colour, like sealing-wax; which circum- 
stance, he supposes, gave the bird it's name. 
\We are of the same opinion: but, though we 
nave also adopted it, vv'e cannot avoid remark- 
ing, that the word Wax. or even Sealing- V/ ax, 
iky no means necessarily suggests to our minds 
Ihe colour of Red ; and, therefore, a more ac- 
Piurate appellation might be found. It is but 
3tice, however, to suggest, that at the period 
/hen the bird was thus first named, there 
iight not, as at present, be Sealing- Wax of 
ij other colour than red. Still, this is not 
the 
