The RED-BEAKED BUFFALO WEAVER BIRD (_Textor erythrorhynchus_) is the
species of this group with which we are most familiar. This bird is from
eight and three-quarter to nine and three-quarter inches in length. Its
plumage is black, the front feathers of the upper wing-covers and quills
being bordered with white; the beak is pale red, the foot light brown,
and the eye dark brown.