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Definition of Green linnet

Green linnet
Linnet Lin"net (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite. Green linnet (Zo["o]l.), the European green finch.
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Greenfinch Green"finch`, n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep. 2. The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head.

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- Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records...
- Green Linnet, green linnet, or Green Linnets may refer to: Green Linnet Records, American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music green...
- poet William Wordsworth wrote a poem about this species entitled The Green Linnet in 1803. BirdLife International (2018). "Chloris chloris". IUCN Red List...
- Green Linnet Records that specialized in budget compilations of Celtic music. The label was started in 1997 in Danbury, Connecticut by Green Linnet owner...
- The common linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small p****erine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name,...
- Xenophile Records is a Nashville, Tennessee based sublabel of Green Linnet Records that specializes in world music from Madagascar, Nigeria, Haiti, Chile...
- Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical style show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on...
- The Green Linnets, also the Green Boys of Dublin was a regiment raised in Ireland which embarked in March 1781 from Poolbeg, Dublin to Jamaica to serve...
- Cherish the Ladies is an American female super group that plays Celtic music. The band began as a concert series in New York in January 1985. It was the...
- Green Linnet GLCD 1125, 1993. Patrick Street – Cornerboys, Green Linnet GLCD 1160, 1996. Sleeve notes from Patrick Street – Cornerboys, Green Linnet GLCD...