Xll. SYNOPSIS. 



Gen. 2j. EMBERIZA. Bill short, strong, conical, com- 

 pressed, sharp-pointed; edges of both mandibles bending 

 inwards; upper mandible narrower than the under, and fur- 

 nished with a hard knob on the palate: nostrils basal, round, 

 partly covered by small feathers : first quill shorter than the 

 second and third, which are longest: tail forked or slightly 

 rounded. 



* Claw of the hind toe short and bent. 



E. Citrinella, Linn. 

 E. Miliaria, Linn. 

 E. Schoeniclus, Linn. 

 E. Hortulana, Linn. 

 E. Cirlus, Linn. 



p. 216 



p. 218 



p. 220 

 p. 222 

 p. 224 



* Hind claw long, slightly bent. 



E. nivalis, Linn. - v. i, p. 226-229 



E. calcarata, Temm. 



Gen. 28. LOXIA. Bill strong, compressed; both man- 

 dibles equally convex, hooked at the tips, and crossing 

 each other: nostrils basal, lateral, round, covered by bristly 

 feathers directed forwards: first quill longest: tail short, 

 forked: tarsi short; anterior toes divided to the base, hind 

 toe longer than the tarsus; claws sharp and bent. 



L. Pytiopsittacus, Bechst. - - v. i, p. 231 



L. curvirostra, Linn. - v. i. p. 233 



L. leucoptera, Gmel. 



Gen. 29. PYRRHULA. Bill short, convex, conical, 

 thick, swelled at the sides, and compressed at the tip; upper 

 mandible convex above, advancing on the forehead at the 

 base, bent at the tip, and overhanging the lower one: nostrils 

 basal, lateral, round, generally concealed by hairy feathers 

 directed forwards: tarsus shorter than the middle toe: an- 

 terior toes entirely divided: wings short; third and fourth 

 quills equal in length, and longest. 



P. Enucleator, Tern in. v. i, p. 236 



P. vulgaris, Briss. - v. i, p. 238 



