goldfinch
gohld finch
- n American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
- n small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
- One of his most famous captured the male common goldfinch: "The only small yellow bird with black wings.
- To the Egyptians the hawk represented the sun god; to early Christians the goldfinch depicted the crucifixion.
- I had hoped someone would put the goldfinch back in the cage.