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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Passeroidea — thefinches .
Etymologies
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It is currently a member of Fringillidae true finches, although the taxonomy of this family and genus needs a lot of work.
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It is currently a member of Fringillidae true finches, although the taxonomy of this family and genus needs a lot of work.
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There are 13 finches from the same family (Fringillidae); the most remarkable divergence of these species is their beak structure and specialized feeding capabilities.
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The most diverse families are the Tyrannidae and Fringillidae.
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Only 75 bird species occur in the valley, with the Columbidae, Tyrannidae, Icteridae, and Fringillidae families sufficiently abundant in the upper valley to be considered characteristic.
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Thje Hawaiian honeycreepers are now known to be highly modified descendants of cardueline finches, and are now included as a subfamily of the Finch family Fringillidae.
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_Fringillidae_ do, an additional pair of palatal bones,
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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BULLFINCH (_Pyrrhula vulgaris_), the ancient English name given to a bird belonging to the family _Fringillidae_ (see FINCH), of a bluish-grey and black colour above, and generally of a bright tile-red beneath, the female differing chiefly in having its under-parts chocolate-brown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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(_Fringillidae_), though, in Professor W.K. Parker's opinion, to be easily distinguished therefrom -- the _Emberizidae_ possessing what none of the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Myology and serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae, a taxonomic study.
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban
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