Dictionary Definition
bluebill n : diving ducks of North America having
a bluish-gray bill [syn: scaup, scaup duck,
broadbill]
Extensive Definition
The bluebills are the genus Spermophaga of the
estrildid
finches. These birds
are found in tropical Africa. They are
gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, blue and red bills. All
have plumage which is mainly crimson and black or dark grey.
The members are:
- Grant's Bluebill, Spermophaga poliogenys
- Western Bluebill, Spermophaga haematina
- Red-headed Bluebill, Spermophaga ruficapilla
References
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
bluebill in Hungarian:
Spermophaga