greenfinch

[ green-finch ]

/ ˈgrinˌfɪntʃ /

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

Origin of greenfinch

First recorded in 1490–1500; green + finch

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

Birds in Town and Village |W. H. Hudson
I hear the greenfinch, stronger and sharper than our goldfinch, but less pleasing.

Fresh Fields |John Burroughs
The greenfinch is soon attracted by hemp seed, and all the smaller birds by canary seed.

Wild Nature Won By Kindness |Elizabeth Brightwen
A still smaller bird, a Greenfinch, is even more refractory: all that I obtain from him is a few seconds' drowsiness.

The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles |Jean Henri Fabre

To return to birds—the greenfinch is a pleasant singer, or perhaps a conversationalist.

Rustic Sounds |Francis Darwin

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