_Pyrgita_, CUVIER, R. A. 1817. (Type, _Fringilla domestica_, LINN.)
_Passer_, BRISSON, Orn. 1760. Same type. DEGLAND & GERBE, Orn. Europ.
I, 1867, 239.
GEN. CHAR. Bill robust, swollen, without any distinct ridge; upper and
under outlines curved; margins inflexed; palate vaulted, without any
knob; nostrils covered by sparse, short, incumbent feathers; side of
bill with stiff, appressed bristles. Tarsi short and stout, about
equal to or shorter than the middle toes; claws short, stout, and
considerably curved. Wings longer than tail; somewhat pointed. Tail
nearly even, emarginated, and slightly rounded.
Pyrgita domestica, CUV.