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Definition of Hawfinches
1. hawfinch [n] - See also: hawfinch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawfinches
Literary usage of Hawfinches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society and Field Club (1883)
"In the very severe weather of December 1870 and January 1871 we were visited by
very large flocks of hawfinches; and since the date last named some of these ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1879)
"Sparrows and tomtits are very destructive, but a pair of hawfinches will do more
execution in an hour than a dozen sparrows. Fortunately they are very shy ..."
3. The Condor by Cooper Ornithological Society, Cooper Ornithological Club (1899)
"Further on I noticed on the lawn of a garden a pair of Masked hawfinches in ...
These were the only hawfinches I saw during my stay and was informed they ..."
4. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"... the fatal bower of death there hung a semicircle of tiny cages containing live
decoys,—chaffinches, hawfinches, titmice and several other species. ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The characters of the bullfinch, bunting, and crossbill have been given under
those titles respectively ; those of the grosbeaks, hawfinches, larks, ..."
6. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The characters of the bullfinch, bunting, and crossbill have been given under
those titles respectively ; those of the grosbeaks, hawfinches, larks, ..."
7. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"The characters of the bullfinch, bunting, and crossbill have been given under
those titles respectively ; those of the grosbeaks, hawfinches, larks, ..."
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