name applied in Victoria to thebird AEgintha temporalis, Lath.; and in Tasmania to Zonaeginthus (Estrelda) bellus, Lath. In New SouthWales, AE. temporalis is known as the Red-head.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. iii. pl. 78:
« Estrelda Bella, Fire-tailed finch. Fire-tail,Colonists of Van Diemen's Land.»