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fringillid

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[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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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.

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.

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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