siskin
Americannoun
noun
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a yellow-and-black Eurasian finch, Carduelis spinus
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a North American finch, Spinus pinus, having a streaked yellowish-brown plumage
Etymology
Origin of siskin
First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle Dutch sijsken, equivalent to sijs (from Middle Low German czītze, from Slavic; compare Sorbian cyž, Czech číž, Polish czyż “siskin,” ultimately imitative of the sound) + -ken diminutive suffix; see origin at -kin
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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
It is completely silent except for the shrieks of siskin in the canopy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2020
A pine siskin appears to react to the car noise by blasting out a call — see the thick red vertical smear about three-quarters of the way across the image — spanning many frequencies.
From Washington Post
It should have shown a pine siskin and reported that a pine siskin blasted out a call over traffic sounds in the park.
From Washington Post
The siskin landed upside down several feet away, and lay on its back in the dust, flopping and kicking spastically while issuing pained chirrupy gurgles.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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