The long-tailed widow-bird, Euplectes progne, of the family Ploceidæ, the male of which is black, with red patches on the wings and very long…

any of various African weaver-birds the males of which have scarlet, orange or black plumage during the breeding-season.

an African weaver bird of the genus Euplectes; esp. E. orix, which has scarlet plumage with a black face and underparts.

any of several polygamous (or supposedly polygamous) South African birds; esp. the pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura.

= bishop-bird n. at compounds 2.