Family 53. FINCHES, SPARROWS, ETC. Fringillidæ.
Bill short, stout, conical; third or fourth primaries longest; first about half an inch shorter; the majority are small birds and but few are over eight inches in length.
Family 54. TANAGERS. Tanagridæ.
Bill somewhat finch-like but more swollen in outline; the upper mandible, in typical forms, toothed or dentate.
