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n. Any of several small finches, such as Carduelis spinus, a greenish-yellow finch of Eurasia related to the goldfinch, or the pine siskin of North America.

n. A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis Spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus.

n. Any of various similar birds in the genera Carduelis and Serinus.

n. A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine.

n. The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See pinefinch.

n. A small fringilline bird, Chrysomitris (or Spinus) spinus, related to the goldfinch, inhabiting the temperate parts of the Palearctic region; the aberdevine or blackheaded thistlefinch; the tarin.

n. small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak

"Adult male Ethiopian black-headed siskin, Serinus nigriceps, also known as the Ethiopian siskin or (African/Abyssinian) black-headed siskin, or the black-headed serin, photographed at Bale Mountains, Ethiopia (Africa)."

finch   

siskin parrot    serin   

aber-de-vine    pine siskin    pinefinch   

aberdevine   

friskin   

spink    goldfinch    gudgeon    bullfinch    linnet    hoopoe    oriole    owlet    bluebird    shoveller