FRINGILLID^. — ’ FRINGILLIN^. 
287 
Tarsus longer than the middle toe. Lateral toes equal. 
Claws slender, and but slightly curved. 
A. torquatus. Vieil. G. pi. 78. flavirostris. Part 5. No. 198. 
SoBFAM. FRINGILLINAL. The Ground Finches. 
Bill short, in general very conic, obsoletely notched or 
entire. The cuhnen not curved. Feet formed for 
walking. 
Pyrgita, Antiq. Sparrow, Bill unequally conic, short, 
thick: sides of the upper mandible swollen; the 
tip notched : the base of the cuhnen rather hroad 
and convex : the commissure straight. Wings 
moderate; the three first feathers longest, and of 
equal length. Tail moderate, even, divaricated, or 
very slightly forked. T arsus shorter than the middle 
toe. Lateral toes nearly equal. Claws fully curved. 
The Old World. 
P. domcstica. Sel. pi. 51. f. 1, 5. simplex. West. Af. i. 208. 
arcuata. P. Enl. 2,10. f. I. indica.Ill.Orn. in. pI nS. 
AimophUa, Sw. Bill more lengthened, unequally conic, 
compressed : the base of the culmen elevated and 
dividing the frontal feathers. Upper mandible slightly 
notched at the tip, and thicker at the base than the 
under one : commissure sinuated : culmen slightly 
arched from the base. Wings short, rounded ; the 
two first quills graduated. Tail moderate, rounded ; 
the feathers rather narrow. Feet strong. The lateral 
toes nearly equal. Claws slender, slightly curved. 
America only. 
G.rufcsccns. Part .5. No. 102. superciliosa. Ib. No. 101. 
Leucophrys, Sw. (^Jli/.ZGZ.) 
Bill unequally conic ; the 
sides not swollen ; the tip 
entire. Nostrils naked, 
round. Wings lengthened; 
the first quill spurious, 
the three next almost equal. 
Tail rather short, even; the 
covers very long. Feet 
