hawfinch
a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.
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How to use hawfinch in a sentence
Old man Tyler could lay his hawfinch half a point nearer the wind than a chap has a right to expect from an archbishop.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellOccasionally that shy bird, the hawfinch, is seen on a wet, quiet day picking up white-beam kernels and seeds.
The Naturalist on the Thames | C. J. CornishIt altogether sounds as though it might have been a hawfinch.
In a Cheshire Garden | Geoffrey Egerton-WarburtonIf so, we might look them over for a hawfinch's nest about May 10th.
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O. | J.G. MillaisSims describes the hawfinch's immobile upper jaw, which is used as a powerful press in cracking the stones of fresh fruit.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves | Robert L. Merz
British Dictionary definitions for hawfinch
/ (ˈhɔːˌfɪntʃ) /
an uncommon European finch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, having a very stout bill and brown plumage with black-and-white wings
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