Bullfinch: alternatives and connections

A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…

A small song bird (Sialia sialis), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The m…

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the chee…

A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.

Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast…

A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae).

A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera.

A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia.

A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and…

Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the…

A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle.

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and Amer…

Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and oft…

The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the c…

A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly commo…

One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of…