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Greenfinch n. (Zool.)

A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep.

The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Greenfinch" Quotes from Famous Books

... GREEN LINNET (Coccothraustes chloris).—Greenfinch, or Beanbird as they call it in Devonshire, is a pleasant visitor, though it has a great turn ...

— John Keble's Parishes • Charlotte M Yonge

... there was a most terrible uproar, and all the birds cried out at once. The blackbird was so disgusted that he flew straight off, chattering all across the field and up the hedge. The bullfinch tossed his head, and asked the goldfinch to come up in the bush and see which was stronger. The greenfinch and the chaffinch shrieked with derision; the wood-pigeon turned his back and said "Pooh!" and went off with a clatter. The sparrow flew to tell his mates on the house, and you could hear the chatter they made about it right down ...

— A Book of Natural History - Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. • Various

... though they glanced at one another, and those who were on good terms, like the chaffinch and the greenfinch, exchanged a nod, had not spoken a word, and the reed, as a puff came, whispered to Bevis that the prophecy would certainly come to pass, and they would all be as happy as ever they could be. Why ever did they ...

— Wood Magic - A Fable • Richard Jefferies

... A greenfinch new up to the table, flew down to her knee, flew up to her shoulder, flew down to her hand, and, perching on her thumb, ...

— The Lady Paramount • Henry Harland