pine-finch

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Same as pine-grosbeak.
2. n. A small fringilline bird of North America, Chrysomitris or Spinus pinus, commonly found in pine-woods. It is about 5 inches long, and entirely covered with pale or flaxen brown and dusky streaks, more or less tinged with yellow, especially on the wings and tail. The bill is very acute, the tail is emarginate, and the wings are pointed. It is an abundant migratory bird in many parts of the United States and British America, and is a near relative of the siskin or linnet of Europe. Also called pine-linnet and pine-siskin.