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There are four recognized subspecies of the American goldfinch: [7] The eastern goldfinch (S. t. tristis) is the most common of the subspecies. Its summer range is from southern Canada to Colorado, and east to the Carolinas. Its winter range is from southern Canada south to Florida and central Mexico. [8]
The Dutch title of the painting is the bird's nickname, puttertje, which refers to this custom and is a diminutive equivalent to "draw-water", an old Norfolk name for the bird. [8] [10] The goldfinch frequently appears in paintings, not just for its colourful appearance but also for its symbolic meanings.
Basil Ede was born 12 February 1931 in Surrey.Ede's interest in drawing began early in life. [1] As a schoolboy growing up during the Second World War, he filled his exercise books with sketches of military aircraft and caricatures of his school teachers.
The genus name Cardellina is a diminutive of the Italian dialect Cardella, a name for the European goldfinch, and the specific epithet pusilla means "very small". [6] There are three recognized subspecies: [7] C. p. pusilla was described by Alexander Wilson in 1811. [8] C. p. pileolata was described by German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in ...
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American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) In 1928, school children selected the meadowlark as the state bird, the same choice made by seven other states at the time. The Washington Federation of Women's Clubs picked the goldfinch as the state symbol in 1931 over the tanager, song sparrow, junco and pileated woodpecker. Two decades later, legislators ...
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