(embernagra)

[NL. (R. P. Le on, 1831), ( Ta ) nagra .] A Texas Sparrow (Embernagra rufoviigata). Embernagra genus of fringilline birds, related to Pipilo, having green as the principal color, the wings and tail much rounded, of equal length, the tarsus moderate, and the toes short; the American greenfinches. The Texas sparrow or greenfinch is E. rufovirgata, a common species in the lower Rio Grande valley. Also called Limnospiza.