FINCH

one of the Fringillid a, a large family of small seed-eating perching birds, inhabiting all parts of the gio be. They are distinguished by having a sharply pointed, conical, and in most cases a strongly formed bill, suitable for crushing seeds and other hard objects. The species have been divided among several sub-families, as the haw-finches, the true finches, the buntings, and the bull-finches.