fringillid

American

[frin-jil-id] / frɪnˈdʒɪl ɪd /

adjective

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

noun

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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Siskin, sis′kin, n. a genus of perching birds belonging to the family Fringillid�, the true finches.

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Finch, finsh, n. a name applied to many Passerine birds, esp. to those of the genus Fringilla or family Fringillid�—bullfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, &c.—adjs.

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

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

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

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