noun. Any of several small American finches of the genus Spinus, especially S. tristis, of which the male has yellow plumage with a black forehead, wings, and tail.

noun. A small finch (Carduelis carduelis) of Eurasia and Africa, having brownish plumage with black-and-yellow wings and a red patch across the face.

noun. In angling, the name of an artificial salmon-fly.

noun. An elegant European siskin or thistle-bird, Carduelis elegans, of the family Fringillidæ, having wings conspicuously marked with yellow, and a crimson face.

noun. The American thistle-bird, Chrysomitris tristis, of the family Fringillidæ, having a yellow body, with black cap, wings, and tail, the latter marked also with white.

noun. Some finch like or likened to either of the above, as the Arkansan goldfinch, Chry-somitris psaltria.

noun. The yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinella: a misnomer.

noun. A gold piece; a sovereign.

noun. A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William.

noun. The yellow-hammer.

noun. A small American finch (Spinus tristis); the thistle bird.

noun. A small passerine bird of the finch family; the European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, the American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis, Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei, or the lesser goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria.

noun. American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer

noun. small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings

"The weight of the bird bends it down even more, nearly touching the stones, but the goldfinch is a determined diner hanging rump up to get the tasty morsels."

lettuce-bird  thistlewarp  tidley goldfinch  

finch  

blackbird  bluebird  bullfinch  chaffinch  dotterel  

draw-water  drawbird  fool's coat  goldie  goldspink