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carduelinae

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The cardueline finches are a subfamily , Carduelinae , one of three subfamilies of the finch family Fringillidae , the others being the Fringillinae and the Euphoniinae . The Hawaiian honeycreepers are now included in this subfamily. Cardueline finches ...

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Carduelinae \Carduelinae\ n. a subfamily of birds consisting of the old world finches, many of which have taken up residence in the Americas; -- it is a subgroup of finches used in some classifications, in which the Fringillidae are divided into two subfamilies, ...