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c 4 . Males with the abdomen and 



breast of quite different colours. 



a\ Culmen much longer than 



depth of bill at base Pyrrhospiza, p. 211. 



b\ Culmen about as long as depth 



of bill at base Propyrrhula, p. 210. 



d\ Males with the abdomen and 

 breast of the same colour. 

 c 5 A supercilium present in both 



sexes ! : • PROPA88KR, p. 212. 



(V. No supercilium present m 



either sex Carpodacus, p. 219. 



V. Bill lengthened and slender ; culmen m 



straight ••••■ • • • 



[. Lateral tail-feathers largely marked with 

 white ; tail forked. 

 c\ Bill long, slender and pointed; a large ^S. 



amount of yellow on wings • Carduelis, p. — 



a. Bill long and thick; wings spotted 226 . 



with white • 



'" B Latd rt .^..^ !.. P ^ Acanthi p. 227. 

 P . Both 'sexes with ' greater part of plumage 



/• Smalfanrswollen ; culmen curved. Mkxopoxia, p. 230. 

 </'. Bill lengthened and sharp; culmen 

 straight. 

 c" Leuo-th of culmen about equal to 



' depth of bill at base ; sexes closely a ^ 



alike ; • • ■ • • ; • 



rf" Length of culmen about twice depth 



of bill at base ; sexes dissimilar . . Chrysomitris, p. 232. 

 f Sexes not strikingly dissimilar ; two bars 

 on wing-coverts; throat and breast 

 generally rufous; bill lengthened and ^ 



straight • • 



a A vellow patch on throat ; no pattern on 



''' outer webs of earlier primaries Gymnorhis, p. 2.,x 



h Pale margins on outer webs of earlier 



primaries not of uniform width, forming 



two patches, one below primary-coverts 



and one above emarginations. 



h'. No yellow patch on throat and no 



white spots on tail A ASSER > P- z& °' 



i>. Ayellowpatchonthroatandwhitespots a ^ 



on tail • ■ • • ' ' ' r 



i Tail square, middle pair of feathers as long 



as the others; quills and tail largely 



white ; no yellow on throat . Montipbingilla, p. 244. 



A- Tail forked and not marked with white ; 



sexes alike ; plumage occasionally pink 24? . 



on rump and shoulder XJM r 



