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rooibekkie S. Afr.|ˈrɔɪbekɪ|
Also roibek, rood(e)bec, -bekje, rooibe(c)k(ie), rooibekje.
[Afrikaans, f. rooi red + bek beak + -ie dim. suff.]
Either of two birds with red beaks, the waxbill, Estrilda astrild, or the pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura.
1793tr. C. P. Thunberg's Trav. Europe, Afr., & Asia I. 312 The Loxia Astrild, on account of its red beak, was called Rood-beckje, or Red-beak, and was found in great numbers in the farmers gardens. 1822W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xii. 266 The Roode-bekje (Red beak), a small finch,..is a very common bird. 1861Lady Duff Gordon Let. 10 Dec. in Lett. from Cape (1921) 60, I will try to bring home some cages of birds—Cape canaries and ‘roode bekjes’ (red bills), darling little things. 1868J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. i. 17 We shot and skinned some birds, among which was a long-tailed finch (king rooi bekkie). 1890A. Martin Home Life on Ostrich Farm. i. 18 Another soft-voiced little singer is the rooibeck, or red-beak. 1899R. B. & J. D. S. Woodward Natal Birds 66 This bird [sc. the pin-tailed widow bird] derives its name from its pretty wax-like red bill, which resembles that of the estrilda, and in common with them it is called roibek. 1900A. C. Stark Birds S. Afr. I. 98 Common Waxbill..‘Roodebec’..and ‘Rooibeckie’ of Dutch Colonists. 1913[see king n. 7 a]. 1936E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 32 Pin-tailed Widow-bird, King Rooibekkie,..is also parasitic; the eggs are laid in nests of the common Rooibekkie. 1952Cape Times 15 Jan. 9/8 Farmers are demanding the extermination of the common rooibekkie, or waxbill. 1963S. Cloete Rags of Glory 548 The rooibekkies were still chattering in the trees. |