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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A subfamily of cærebidæ, typified by the genus Dacnis, containing pitpits with a straight and acute bill and mandibles of equal length. It contains the genera Dacnis, Certhidea, Hemidacnis, Xenodacnis, Conirostrum, and Oreomanes.

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