Carduelis chloris
(L 5.5-6.35")
Has been domesticated and
bred by the people of Malta.
Knudshoved, Fyn
27Aug2013
Green finch and linnet bird,
nightingale, blackbird,
teach me how to sing.
If I cannot fly...
Let me sing.
(TheAlchemicAngel)
Carduelis is Latin for
goldfinch; chloris is Greek for
green or yellowish-green.
© Arnoud B.
van den Berg
Macaulay
Library