Looking for sentences and phrases with the word greenfinch? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
It is a haven for skylark, flocks of greenfinch, yellowhammer, wheatear and sparrow hawk.
The greenfinch is perched on the summit of a tree, his song alternating between an old electric bell and the trilles of a virtuoso canary.
Game birds include the red-legged partridge and quail, while among the smaller birds are the common finch, robin and greenfinch.
Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.
The coldest December on record had driven them to warmer climes, and during the day I managed to miss goldfinch, greenfinch, dunnock and song thrush as well.
Young birds also give a true song, especially in captivity, a warbling similar to that of the European greenfinch.
Examples from Classical Literature
I hear the greenfinch, stronger and sharper than our goldfinch, but less pleasing.
The greenfinch has a coat of rich olive green, and a waistcoat of greyish-yellow.
The chaffinch, greenfinch, and goldfinch are with us all the year round, keeping each to his favourite haunts.
The greenfinch is marked, when in flight, by the yellow rump and bright yellow patches at the base of the tail feathers.
The chaffinch, greenfinch, hedge-sparrow, and wren are less common.
They looked like an embassy arriving, with greenfinch as their leader.
The monotonous call of the greenfinch is probably familiar to all.
For instance, the fable of the greenfinch and the Nightingale.
Then there was a little greenfinch, just fledged, fluttering along the ground, and it seemed quite possible to catch it, till it managed to flutter under the blackberry bush.
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