------------------------+----------------------+----------------------- | Proposed by Tordoff | Proposed by Beecher Here proposed: | (1954) on the basis | (1953) on the basis | of the bony palate: | of jaw-musculature: ========================+======================+======================= FAMILY PLOCEIDAE | FAMILY PLOCEIDAE | FAMILY PLOCEIDAE | | [Subf. Bubalornithinae] |Subf. Bubalornithinae | | | Subfamily Passerinae: |Subfamily Passerinae | Subfamily Passerinae distinguished from the | | Estrildinae by patterns | | of jaw-musculature | | (Beecher, 1953:303-304) | | and on the basis of | | comparative serology of | | saline-soluble proteins.| | | | [Subfamily Ploceinae] |Subfamily Ploceinae | Subfamily Ploceinae | | [Subfamily Viduinae] |Subfamily Viduinae | Subfamily Viduinae | | FAMILY CARDUELIDAE | | | | Subfamily Estrildinae: |Subfamily Estrildinae | FAMILY ESTRILDIDAE similar to the | | Carduelinae in features | | of the bony palate and | | habits (Tordoff, 1954: | | 18-22) and in patterns | | of leg-musculature and | | comparative serology | | of saline-soluble | | proteins. | | | | Subfamily Carduelinae: |Subfamily Carduelinae | [In Thraupidae below] distinguished from the | | Fringillidae by features| | of the palate, | | geographic distribution,| | migration patterns, and | | habits (Tordoff, 1954: | | 14-18) and by patterns | | of leg-musculature and | | comparative serology | | of saline-soluble | | proteins. | | | | FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE: all| FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE | FAMILY PARULIDAE members of this family | | Subfamily Parulinae show similarities in | | Subfamily Emberizinae features of the bony | | palate (Tordoff, 1954: | | 22-23), patterns of | |