Greenfinch sentence example

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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Hybrids are also common, the canary breeding freely with the siskin, goldfinch, citril, greenfinch and linnet.
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  • The nest is rather rudely constructed, and the eggs, generally four in number, resemble those of the greenfinch, but are larger in size.
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  • In roadside trees Greenfinch and European Serins were displaying, and we saw our first blackcap.
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  • All ignorant we dared to own The joys we now dissemble; The greenfinch on the apple bough Could make my enemies tremble.
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  • A solitary young greenfinch seemed out of of place in Brunswick Road.
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  • Other songsters included BLACKBIRD, GREENFINCH, WREN and ROBIN.
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