478 AVES. 



nests which many of them build. Ethiopian, Indian, and Austrahan 

 Regions ; about 250 species. 



Fam. Icteridae. American orioles or starlings. 



Fam. Fringillidae. Finches. With short thick swollen beak, without 

 notch, with a basal swelUng. Emberiza citrinella L., yellow bunting ; 



E. cia L., meadow bunting; E. nivalis L., snow bimting. Fringilla 

 coelebs L., chaffinch ; F. spinus L., siskin ; F. montifringilla, brambUng ; 



F. carduelis L., goldfinch. Passer domesticus L., house-sparrow ; P. 

 montamis L., tree-sparrow. Coccothraustcs vulgaris Pall., hawfinch. 

 Pyrrhv^ vulgaris Briss., bullfinch; P. canaria L., canary. Loxia cur- 

 virostra Gm., crossbill. Linota cannabina, linnet. 



