subfamily

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In some ways, Spiza is an aberrant member of the Subfamily Richmondeninae but should be retained in that subfamily.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

He suggests that the carduelines are ploceids, closely related to the Subfamily Estrildinae, on the basis of structure of the bony palate, geographic distribution, social behavior, and habits such as nest-fouling and nest-building.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

The estrildines, serologically, do not closely resemble Passer, Subfamily Passerinae, although recent classifications place these two subfamilies in the Family Ploceidae.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

Tordoff concludes, therefore, that the carduelines are not fringillids but ploceids, their closest affinities being with the ploceid Subfamily Estrildinae.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.