Cardellineæ. Colors mainly red, or red, ashy, and white.
Bill weak, almost cylindrical; wings rounded, the quills
broad and soft at ends. Tail slightly rounded, the feathers
soft. Colors mainly red … _Ergaticus._
Bill stout, the culmen and gonys very convex; wings
pointed, the quills emarginated and hard at ends. Tail
even, the feathers hard. Color ashy above; rump and beneath
white. Head red and black … _Cardellina._
Of the above, _Granatellus_, _Myioborus_, _Ergaticus_, and
_Cardellina_ belong to Central and South America, _Teretristis_ to
Cuba.