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Definition of pine siskin

pine siskin
Siskin Sis"kin, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy?.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.
pine siskin
Pinefinch Pine"finch`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small American bird (Spinus, or Chrysomitris, spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin. (b) The pine grosbeak.

Meaning of pine siskin from wikipedia

- The pine siskin (Spinus pinus) is a North American bird in the finch family. It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range. The pine siskin...
- Black-headed siskin, Spinus notatus Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus Hooded siskin, Spinus magellanicus Olivaceous siskin, Spinus olivaceus Pine siskin, Spinus...
- Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small p****erine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just...
- American); the so-called North American siskins (Eurasian, pine, Antillean, and black-capped); and the South American siskins (the remaining 12 species). The...
- A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ˈpaɪnuːs/) of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora...
- commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America...
- are an important substitute winter food for some birds, notably the pine siskin but also the redpoll, and white-winged crossbill. This is frequently...
- species of bird include the rufous-capped warbler, common crossbill, pine siskin, eastern bluebird, stygian owl, king vulture, ocellated turkey, acorn...
- waxwing Lapland longspur Snow bunting Rusty blackbird Brewer's blackbird Pine siskin Within historic times, the p****enger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and...
- crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (A) European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis (A) Pine siskin, Spinus pinus Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (A) American goldfinch...