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Definition of Carduelis carduelis
1. Noun. Small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carduelis Carduelis
Literary usage of Carduelis carduelis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"... Lancaster, -V. // The Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) near Boston, Mass.— In
Brook line, Massachusetts, in May, 1892, 1 noted a bird of this species ..."
2. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway, Herbert Friedmann (1901)
"... Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus). GOLDFINCH. Adults (sexes alike).—Fore part of
head, all round, crimson; lores, hinder part of crown, occiput, nape, ..."
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