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Definition of Spinus tristis
1. Noun. American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer.
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Genus Spinus, Spinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinus Tristis
Literary usage of Spinus tristis
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 (1899)
"Hence Nos. 529 to 532 will stand as follows: ,VJ!t. spinus tristis ... spinus tristis
pallidus MEARNS, Auk, VII, July, 1890, 244. ..."
2. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1900)
"I noted it feeding like spinus tristis on the seeds of the Solidagos and the ...
spinus tristis. Tolerably common, summer resident, breeding throughout the ..."
3. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Considering the size of the bird, it is quite large, rather flat and bears no
resemblance to nests of spinus tristis, measuring as follows: height, ..."
4. What Birds Have Done with Me by Victor Kutchin (1922)
"Certain it is, that spinus tristis had had no place in their affectionate little
hearts. Finding that the children had no further interest in his find of ..."
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