hawfinch

American  

[haw-finch] / ˈhɔˌfɪntʃ /

noun

1. a European grosbeak, Coccothraustes coccothraustes.

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hawfinch British  

/ ˈhɔːˌfɪntʃ /

noun

1. an uncommon European finch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, having a very stout bill and brown plumage with black-and-white wings

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Etymology

Origin of hawfinch

First recorded in 1665–75; haw ¹ + finch

Example Sentences

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hawfinch

The morphology of the head of the hawfinch.

From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.

Of the resident species which are comparatively uncommon elsewhere may be mentioned the hawfinch, the greater and lesser spotted woodpecker, the carrion crow, the raven, the buzzard, the hen-harrier, and the peregrine falcon.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The hawfinch is very easily recognized by its distinct and beautiful colouring; it is a shy bird, and though it bred regularly at Aldington, we rarely saw it.

From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Savory, Arthur H.

The eggs are not unlike those of the English hawfinch; the ground colour is pale greenish grey, blotched and spotted with blackish brown.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

Occasionally that shy bird, the hawfinch, is seen on a wet, quiet day picking up white-beam kernels and seeds.

From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)