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Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
(L 6.5-7.1" WS 11.4-13"
Wt 1.7-2.2 oz)
In the finch family, Fringillidae...related
to Evening Grosbeak of No. America.
Near Eleshnitsa
Bulgaria
14May2015
Coccothraustes is Greek for seed
eater and is a bird mentioned by
Hesychius.
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