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BEING THE JOURNAL OF THE


AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.



VOL. III.—NO. 25.



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NOVEMBER, 1896.





- THE FRINGILLIN/E.


It is proposed to publish under this heading a series of

articles, by different authors, upon some of the species, both

British and foreign, which are comprised in this sub-family.

As a rule, two articles will be published each month during the

current year, one of which will deal with a British and the other

with a foreign species, but no attempt will be made to observe

any scientific arrangement in the order in which the articles will

appear. The classification adopted by Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe

in the British Museum “Catalogue of Birds” will be adhered

to, but it must not be inferred that all the writers who contribute

to this series necessarily approve of that classification.


The Fringillince or True Finches form one of the three

sub-families into which the Family Fringillidce is divided. The

other two sub-families being the Coccothraustin<z or Grosbeaks,

and the Emberizince or Buntings. These sub - families are

distinguished by differences in the shape of the skull.


It is hoped that by placing British and foreign species in

juxtaposition their close relationship may be better realised, and

the artificial character of the distinction between British and

foreign birds more clearly perceived.


I.—THE PINE GROSBEAK.


Pinicola enucleator, Finn.


By A. G. Butler, Ph.D.


This is a circumpolar species, occurring principally in the

forests of conifers in the north of both Old and New Worlds.


The colouring of the adult Pine Grosbeaks is very pleasing: :

the general ground-tint being ash-grey, but the feathers of the.

crown, sides of face and rump almost wholly vinous rose-coloured


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