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a bird-name, first applied in Australia, in 1848, by Gould, to the genus Poephila (Grass-lover), and since extended to other genera of birds.
The species are – –
♣ Banded Finch – – Stictoptera bichenovii, Vig. and Hors.
♣ Black-ringed F. – – S. annulosa, Gould.
♣ Black-rumped F. – – Poephila atropygialis, Diggles.
♣ Black-throated F. – – P. cincta, Gould.
♣ Chestnut-breasted F. – – Munia castaneothorax, Gould.
♣ Chestnut-eared F. – – Taeniopygia castanotis, Gould.
♣ Crimson F. – – Neochmia phaeton, Homb. and Jacq.
♣ Fire-tailed F. – – Zonaeginthus bellus, Lath.
♣ Gouldian F. – – Poephila gouldiae, Gould.
♣ Long-tailed F. – – P. acuticauda, Gould.
♣ Masked F. – – P. personata, Gould.
♣ Painted F. – – Emblema picta, Gould.
♣ Plum-head F. – – Aidemosyne modesta, Gould.
♣ Red-browed F. – – AEgintha temporalis, Lath.
♣ Red-eared F. – – Zonaeginthus oculatus, Quoy and Gaim.
♣ Red-tailed F. – – Bathilda ruficauda, Gould.
♣ Scarlet-headed F. – – Poephila mirabilis, Homb. and Jacq.
♣ Spotted-sided F. – – Staganopleura guttata, Shaw.
♣ White-Breasted F. – – Munia pectoralis, Gould.
♣ White-eared F. – – Poephila leucotis, Gould.
♣ Yellow-rumped F. – – Munia flaviprymna, Gould.