noun
definition
Any of five distinct species of bird formerly within the genus Carduelis, now making up genus Chloris (Cuvier):
Examples of greenfinch in a Sentence
Some of these relatives lead almost insensibly to the greenfinch (ut supra) and its allies, others to the goldfinch (ut supra), the redpolls and so on.
Hybrids are also common, the canary breeding freely with the siskin, goldfinch, citril, greenfinch and linnet.
The nest is rather rudely constructed, and the eggs, generally four in number, resemble those of the greenfinch, but are larger in size.
In roadside trees Greenfinch and European Serins were displaying, and we saw our first blackcap.
All ignorant we dared to own The joys we now dissemble; The greenfinch on the apple bough Could make my enemies tremble.
A solitary young greenfinch seemed out of of place in Brunswick Road.
Other songsters included BLACKBIRD, GREENFINCH, WREN and ROBIN.
The nest of the siskin is very like that of the goldfinch, but seldom so neatly built; the eggs, except in their smaller size, much resemble those of the greenfinch.