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siskin

[ sis-kin ]

noun

  1. any of several small, cardueline finches, especially Carduelis spinus, of Europe.


siskin

/ ˈ²õɪ²õ°ìɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a yellow-and-black Eurasian finch, Carduelis spinus
  2. pine siskin
    a North American finch, Spinus pinus, having a streaked yellowish-brown plumage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of siskin1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle Dutch sijsken, equivalent to sijs (from Middle Low German ³¦³úÄ«³Ù³ú±ð, from Slavic; compare Sorbian ³¦²âž, Czech Äíž, Polish ³¦³ú²âż “siskin,†ultimately imitative of the sound) + -ken diminutive suffix; -kin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of siskin1

C16: from Middle Dutch ²õÄ«²õ±ð°ì±ð²Ô, from Middle Low German ²õÄ«²õ±ð°ì; related to Czech ľ±Å¾±ð°ì, Russian chizh
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As of this writing, it’s logged 194 house finch visits, 83 California towhee drop-bys, 5 squirrel sorties and a lone pine siskin pop in.

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A pine siskin appears to react to the car noise by blasting out a call — see the thick red vertical smear about three-quarters of the way across the image — spanning many frequencies.

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Instead, we found a flock of house finches, another of pine siskins and a diminutive downy woodpecker.

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The most chaotic birds overall are probably the goldfinches and their cousins, the pine siskins, Miller said.

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In front of the lodge, more than a dozen feeders were filled with bridled titmouse, cartoonish acorn woodpeckers, thick-billed, black-headed grosbeaks and gregarious pine siskins.

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