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SUB-FAMILY J I. 

 CoccoTHRAUSTiN^.* TJiB Hawfincltes. 



Gen. Chakac. — Bill large, short, strong, conic, and very broad at the base ; 

 the culmen and gonys more or less equally curved at the tip ; the lateral 

 margins more or less angulated at their base ; the wings lengthened and 

 more or less pointed ; the tail in general short ; the tarsi as long as or shorter 

 than the middle toe, robust, and strongly sealed, and the hind toe as long as, 

 or rather shorter than, the inner one, and strong. 



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Fig. 99.— the hawfinch. 

 ( Coccotkruustes vulgaris,) 



These birds are found in various parts of Europe, 

 Nortli America, and the northern parts of India, 

 where they migrate periodically in search of the 

 seeds and fruits on which they feed. The great 

 strength of their bills allows them to break cherry- 



* KOKKo9pavaTr]c, coccothraustes, a Icernd-hreaker. 



