¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finches
1. finch [n] - See also: finch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finches
Literary usage of Finches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds in Their Relations to Man: A Manual of Economic Ornithology for the by Clarence Moores Weed, Ned Dearborn (1903)
"It is even richer in forms than the warblers, although the latter doubtless
destroy many more insects than do the former. The finches, as a rule, ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"Nicaragua, Sharp-tailed finches of the New Jersey Coast.—While there has been
every reason to expect the occurrence of both the Nelson's and the Acadian ..."
3. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"... curious finches—Reptiles—Great Tortoises, habits of—Marine Lizard, feeds on
Seaweed—Terrestrial Lizard, burrowing habits, herbivorous—Importance of ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Peter Krahenbul (2003)
"finches Darwin's finches, otherwise known as Galapagos finches, are perhaps the
best known of all the wildlife in the Galapagos Islands. ..."
Other Resources:
Albanian