greenfinch

[ green-finch ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris European greenfinch.

greenfinch

/ ˈɡriːnˌfɪntʃ /

a common European finch, Carduelis chloris, the male of which has a dull green plumage with yellow patches on the wings and tail

First recorded in 1490–1500; green + finch

During this quiet, pleasant time the greenfinch was perhaps more to me than any other songster.

In any case, the subject need not keep us longer from the greenfinch--that is to say, my greenfinch not another man's.

To this writer, then--and there are others to keep him in countenance--the greenfinch as a vocalist ranks lower than the lowest.

The Greenfinch, or Green Linnet, is one of our most generally diffused birds.

The Greenfinch has another note which is heard most frequently, but not exclusively, in spring.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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