Definition of Spinus pinus

1. Noun. Small finch of North American coniferous forests.

Exact synonyms: Pine Finch, Pine Siskin
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Genus Spinus, Spinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinus Pinus

Spilogale
Spilogale putorius
Spinacia
Spinacia oleracea
Spinelli operation
Spinone Italiano
Spinoni Italiani
Spinosism
Spinoza
Spinozan
Spinozism
Spinozist
Spinozistic
Spinozists
Spinus
Spinus pinus (current term)
Spinus tristis
Spiraea prunifolia
Spiranthes
Spiranthes cernua
Spiranthes porrifolia
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Spiranthes spiralis
Spirillaceae
Spirillum minus
Spirit
Spirit of God
Spiritism
Spiritual
Spiritual Jewel

Literary usage of Spinus pinus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Spinus pinus (Wils.). (533) Synonyms: Siskin, Pine Siskin, American Siskin, Pine Linnet. ... Spinus pinus, AOU Check-list, 1886, and most recent authors. ..."

2. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North American Birds Adopted by by American Ornithologists' Union (1886)
"HAB. Mexico; accidental in Kentucky (AUDUBON). 533. Spinus pinus ... Spinus pinus STEJN. Auk, I. Oct. 1884, 362. [8317, C 148, R 185, C 212.] HAB. ..."

3. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"GEOG. DIST.— Mountains of Guatemala and southern Mexico, north at least to central Vera Cruz; accidental in Kentucky (AUDUBON). 533. Spinus pinus ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"Similar to spinus pinus but larger, less heavily streaked below, and with yellow of wings and tail of greater extent. Wing, 3.12 ; tail, 1.98; tar., ..."

5. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway, Herbert Friedmann (1901)
"Spinus pinus pinus, male, female, and young (p.) ff. Larger (wing usually more than 76.20, ... 104) Spinus pinus PINUS (Wilson). PINE SISKIN. Adult. ..."

6. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"RANGE.— Vera Cruz, Puebla, and City of Mexico to Guatemala and mountains of western Honduras; accidental in Kentucky.] Spinus pinus (WILSON). Pine Siskin. ..."

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