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thistle-finch
ˈthistle-finch [f. as prec. + finch; cf. G. distelfink, OHG. distilvinko, Du. distelvink.] Any one of several species of finches which feed on the seeds of the thistle; spec. the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans.1589 Fleming Virg. Georg. iii. 48 The singing thistle⁓finch. 1678 Ray Willughby's Ornith. 25...
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Purple finch
The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. They are fond of sunflower seeds, millet, and thistle.
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thistlewarp
† ˈthistlewarp Obs. [f. thistle n. + warp v., to throw, turn, twist; cf. mouldwarp.] The goldfinch: = thistle-finch.1606 Marlowe & Chapman Hero & Leander vi. 277 Neptune for pity..Flung them into the air, and did awake them Like two sweet birds, surnamed th' Acanthides, Which we call Thistle-warps, ...
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Distelfink
The word distelfink (literally 'thistle-finch') is (besides Stieglitz) the German name for the European goldfinch.
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thistle
▪ I. thistle, n. (ˈθɪs(ə)l) Forms: 1 thistil, þistel, þystel, 4–6 thistel, thystle, 5 thestel, thystelle, -tylle, 5–6 thistell, thystell, 6 thystel, thistyll, thessel, 7 thissel, 5– thistle. β. (chiefly Sc.) 5 thristelle, 5–7 thrissill(e, 6 thirsill, thyrsill, 6–9 thrissel, thrisle, 8–9 thrissle, 9 ...
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Gray-crowned rosy finch
Baird, 1869) also known as "Hepburn’s rosy-finch", "gray-headed rosy-finch", "gray-cheeked rosy-finch", breeds in south-central Alaska east to western In the winter they eat seeds from weeds and grasses such as Russian thistle (E. exaltatus), mustard, and sunflower (H. annuus).
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Red-fronted serin
The red-fronted serin or fire-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Outside the breeding season, it occurs in small flocks, typically seen searching through thistle patches.
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Lesser goldfinch
, it may be the smallest true finch in the world. It is common at feeders in the Southwest United States and will come almost anywhere with thistle sock feeders.
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Saffron (color)
Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus) is a thistle native to the Mediterranean basin. The saffron siskin (Spinus siemiradzkii) is a finch found in Ecuador and Peru.
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European goldfinch
finch (Carduelis corsicana). The citril finch and the Corsican finch are its sister taxa. Their closest relatives are the greenfinches, crossbills and redpolls.
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Common linnet
, sow-thistle, mayweed, common groundsel, common hawthorn and birch. finch and linnet bird,
Nightingale, blackbird,
How is it you sing?
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Ruth Archer
meeting to invent David's new love interest, the writers played with the idea of making the character Scottish and calling her either Anne, Heather or Thistle Finch added her character appreciates life day to day.
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Autonous
was not in time", όκνησε in Greek, to save Anthus), Hippodamia became a lark (the bird has a crest which symbolizes her courage) and Acanthis became a thistle finch; others became birds whose Greek names are the same as their personal names were when they were humans.
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Unexpected Songs
Finch
"Music when soft voices die" by Roger Quilter
"Serenade" by Franz Schubert
"The Lea Rig" Traditional Scottish arr. Lloyd Webber
"In trutina" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
"A Gift of a Thistle" from Braveheart by James Horner arr.
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