66 MANUAL 



Pyrrhula, The Cassin's Finch (or Bulfinch). 



Passer, The House and Mountain Sparrows, [imported and Nat- 

 uralized from Europe,] (2 species). 



Carpodacus, The Purple Finches (3 to 6 species). 



Loxia, The Crossbills (3 species). 



Leucosticte, The Rosy Finches (5 species). 



JEgiothus, [sub-genera, Linola,~\ The Linnets. Red-poles, etc. 

 (5 species). 



Chrysomitris, The Pine Finch or Linnet. 



Astragalinus, The American Goldfinch and 5 others. 



Plectrophanes, The Snow Bunting. 



Cenlrophanes, The Longspurs (3 species). 



Rltynchophanes, The Bay-winged Longspur. 



Passerculus, The Savanna Sparrow (8 or 9 species). 



Pooecetes, The Grass Finches (2 species). 



Coturnieulus, The Yellow-winged and Henslow Sparrows or 

 Buntings (4 species). 



Ammodramus, The Sea-side and Sharp-tailed Finches (4 species). 



Melospiza, The Song and Swamp Sparrows (9 species). 



Peuccea, The Summer Finches, (7 species). 



Amphispiza, The Sage Sparrows (3 species). 



Junco, The Snow-birds (8 species). 



Spizella, The Chipping Sparrows and allies (7 species). 



ZonotricMa, The White-throated Sparrow and allies (6 species). 



Chondestes, The Lark Finches (2 species). 



Passer ella, The Fox Sparrows (4 species). 



Calamospiza, The Lark Bunting. 



Spiza, The Black-throated Bunting and ally. 



Zamelodia. The Rose-colored Grosbeak and ally. 



Guiruca, The Blue Grosbeak. 



Passerina, The Nonpariels or Painted Finches (5 species). 



Pyrrhuloxia, The Texas Cardinal. 



Cardinalis, The Cardinal Red-bird and ally. 



Pipilo, The Towhee Buntings (12 species). 



Embernagra, The Texas Sparrow. 



A comparison of the most recent writers, in fact of a ma- 

 jority of writers, for the past fifty years, fails to show any 

 very great deviation from the above generic names — as to 

 the form and spelling of the name. Many of the species as- 

 signed to these genera are rare, and either Alascan, Texan, or 

 Mexican forms. Again, a few of them may be somewhat ques- 

 tionable. A large number of them are, really, mere geo- 



