fringillid

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

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.

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

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

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