Chaffinch - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: chaffinchCarduelinae
a subfamily of birds consisting of the old world finches many of which have taken up residence in the Americas it is a subgroup of finches used in some classifications in which the Fringillidae are divided into two subfamilies the Carduelinae including the goldfinches siskins redpolls crossbills and linnets and Fringillinae the brambling and the chaffinches The siskins and goldfinches have migrated as far south as the southern end of South America...
Chaffinch
A bird of Europe Fringilla coeliglebs having a variety of very sweet songs and highly valued as a cage bird called also copper finch...
VerbarFringilla
A genus of birds with a short conical pointed bill It formerly included all the sparrows and finches but is now restricted to certain European finches like the chaffinch and brambling...
Fringillidae
A natural family of birds of the finch group having short conical bills adapted for eating seeds including finches goldfinches bullfinches chaffinches siskins canaries cardinals grosbeaks crossbills linnets and buntings This family at one time included the sparrows of the family Emberizinae but has more recently been restricted in usage...
Robinet
The chaffinch called also roberd...
Scobby
The chaffinch...
Sheelfa
The chaffinch so named from its call note...
Sheldafle
A chaffinch...
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