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PASSERCULUS. — PASSERELLA. 
spinus Pallas, Zoogr. ross. as. = Chrijsomitris spiniis Boie. 
spiza Pallas, Zoogr. ross. as. H. 17. = Fringilla coelebs Lin. 
Swainsoni Rüppell, syst. Ucbers. NOAfr. 78. = Passer simplex Fras. 
sylvestris Buisson, Ornith. III. 88. = Passer petronia Kocn. 
teydea Webb et Bertiieleï, Voy. Isles Canaries Tb. 1. — Fringilla cana- 
rieîisis Vieill. 
torquatus Brisson, Ornith. III. = Emberiza schoeniclus Lin. 
tristriatus Blytii, Journ. as. Soc. Bengal 1855. XXIV. 302. = Serinus tri- 
striatus RÜPP. 
PASSERCULUS (Fringillidae. — Passer diniin.) Bonaparte, Comp. List Birds 
1838. — Baird, Birds N America 1838. 441. = Zonotrichia Swains. 
Bill moderately conical, the lower mandible smaller; both outlines nearly 
straight. Tarsus about equal to the middle toe. Lateral toes about equal, their 
claws falling far short of the middle one. Hind toe much longer than the lateral 
ones, reaching as far as the middle of the middle claw; its claws moderately 
curved. Wings unusually long, reaching to the middle of the tail and almost to 
the end of the upper coverts. The tertials nearly or quite as long as the pri- 
maries; the first primary longest. The tail is quite short, considerably shorter 
than the wings; as long as from the carpal joint to the end of the secondaries. 
It is emarginate, and slightly rounded; the feathers pointed and narrow. 
alaudinus Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1853. XXXVII. 918. — Zonotrichia 
alaudinus. 
anthinus Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1853. XXXVIL 919. = Zonotrichia an- 
thinus. 
Cassini WooDHOUSE, Sitgreave's Report Zuni 1853. 85. = Ammodromus Cassini. 
geospizopsis Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1853. XXXVII. 921. = Passerina 
unicolor. 
guttatus Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. New York 1867. VIII. 473. = Zonotrichia 
guttata. 
Lincolni Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858. 303. — Zonotrichia Lincolni. 
palustris Bonaparte, Comp. List Birds. — Ammodromus palustris Swains. 
princeps Maynard, Americ. Naturalist 1872. VI. 637. = Zonotrichia princeps. 
rostratus Baird, Birds N America 446. = Ammodromus rostratus Cass. 
sandvicensis Baird, Birds N America 444. = Emberiza arctica I^ath. 
savanna Bonaparte, Comp. List Birds. = Zonotrichia savanna Gray. 
zonarius Bonaparte, Comp. List Birds. — Zonotrichia Lincolni. 
PASSERELLA (Fringillidae. — Passer dimin.) Swainson, Classif. Birds 1837. II. 
288. — Baird, Birds NAmerica 488. = Zonotrichia Swains. 
Body stout. Bill conical, not notched, the outlines straight; the, two jaws 
of equal depth; roof of upper mandible deeply excavated and vaulted; not knobbed. 
Tarsus scarcely longer than the middle toe; outer toe little longer than the inner, 
its claw reaching to the middle of the central one. Hind toe about equal to the 
inner lateral; the claws all long and moderately curved only; the posterior rather 
longer than the middle and equal to its toe. Wings long, pointed, reaching to 
the middle of the tail; the tertials not longer than secondaries, second and third 
quills longest; first equal to the fifth. Tail very nearly even, scarcely longer 
than the wing. Inner claw contained scarcely one and a half times in its toe 
proper. 
cinerea Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium L 477. = Zonotrichia cinerea Gray. 
iliaca Swainson, Classif. Birds II. 288. — Zonotrichia iliaca Gray. 
hyperborea Gray, Handl. Birds II. 95. = Zonotrichia hyperborea Gray. 
obscura Verril, Proc. Boston soc. nat. hist. 1862. IX. 143. = Zonotrichia 
obscura. 
rufina Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 477. = Zonotrichia rufina. 
schistacea Baird, Birds NAmerica 490. = Zonotrichia schistacea. 
Townsendi Bonaparte, Conspect. Avium I. 477. Zonotrichia Townsendi 
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