资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
   the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
   season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
   also {vida finch}, {whidah finch}, {whydah bird}, {whydah
   finch}, {widow bird}, and {widow finch}.

   Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
         especially {Vidua paradisea}, which is dark brownish
         above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
         the neck.