COVER STORY: FINCHES
FOR those looking to make a start with keeping foreign finches, the species that are usually recommended to first-time aviculturists are the Bengalese and the zebra finch.
However, if your aim is to keep some of the waxbill species in the future then there is another candidate with which to serve your apprenticeship: the African silverbill (). It is active, hardy, free-breeding and
