house finch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of house finch
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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As of this writing, it’s logged 194 house finch visits, 83 California towhee drop-bys, 5 squirrel sorties and a lone pine siskin pop in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
These tangled interactions are more common among invasive species such as the house finch, which is not native to the eastern U.S.,
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
In March 2006, a couple of days after moving into a rented house in northern New Mexico, I found a dead male house finch, a small songbird, on the porch.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2018
They share descent with the largest animals ever to walk on land: the house finch outside your window is a tiny and beautifully adapted living dinosaur.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 23, 2018
It’s a house finch; it’s brown and yellow like they are, and female, I think.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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