Bonin greenfinch

noun

Chloris kittlitzi, an endangered species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, endemic to the Bonin islands of Japan.

Meanings

nounBonin greenfinch (plural Bonin greenfinches)

plural Bonin greenfinches

  1. Chloris kittlitzi, an endangered species of small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, endemic to the Bonin islands of Japan.
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    In addition to the short-tailed albatross, Japanese crested ibis, Japanese stork, and Pryer's woodpecker, the ordinance covers the Canadian goose, Bonin buzzard, […] Bonin greenfinch and Lidkh's jay. Violators of the ordinance are liable to a term in prison at hard labor of up to one year or fines of up to 50,000 yen ($160).

    1971, Consulate General of Japan, editor, Japan Report, Japan Information Service, page 8
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