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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pine·finch n. Zool. (a) A small American bird (Spinus spinus syn. Chrysomitris spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin. (b) The pine grosbeak.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sis·kin n.  Zool. (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (Spinus 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.
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