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A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidae.

A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidae.

Passeriformes of the suborder, Oscines, in which the flexor tendons of the toes are separate, and the lower syrinx has 4 to 9 pairs of tensor muscles inserted at both ends of the tracheal half rings. They include many commonly recognized birds such as crows, finches, robins, sparrows, and swallows.

Any of various small birds, as the chaffinch, canary, etc.

The name of several species of birds, many of them excellent singers.

Name of several species of singing-birds.

A family of small singing-birds, as goldfinch, bullfinch, &c.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German, Welsh] A small singing bird.

A small bird of which we have three kinds, the goldfinch, the chaffinch, and bullfinch