A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); called also aberdevine.
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The American pinefinch (Spinus pinus); called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America.
Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.
... Linnaeus. French, "Tarin," "Grosbec tarin."—The Siskin can only be looked upon as an occasional, accidental visitant—indeed, I only know of one instance of its occurrence, and that is recorded by Mr. Couch at p. 4296 of the 'Zoologist' for 1875 in the following words:—"I have the first recognised specimen of the Siskin; ... — Birds of Guernsey (1879) • Cecil Smith
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