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fringillid

American  
[frin-jil-id] / frɪnˈdʒɪl ɪd /

adjective

  1. Also fringilline belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.

noun

  1. a fringillid bird.

Etymology

Origin of fringillid

1850–55; < New Latin Fringillidae name of family, equivalent to Latin fringill ( a ) chaffinch + -idae -id 2

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All fringillid nests that I found are indicated and the territorial boundaries of the Seaside Sparrows are shown.

From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Woolfenden, Glen E.

It is suggested that Spiza is a primitive richmondenine closely related to the ancestral fringillid stock.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

Two views of a model illustrating serological relationships among fringillid and related birds.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

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