aberduvine

plural aberduvines

1. alternativeAlternative form of aberdevine.

   During November and December we were visited by large flocks of Siskins or Aberduvines (Carduelis spinus) in the high peak of Derbyshire.

   1833, Joseph Paxton, The Horticultural Register, and General Magazine […] , volume 2, London: Baldwin & Cradock, →OCLC, page 45

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   In Size and Colour it is pretty much like the Canary Bird, only the Cock has a black Spot upon his Head, and a little black under his Throat: The Hen is more upon the grey and has a spotted Breast and Belly; they are lively merry Birds, and sing very prettily, and are frequently kept in Cages.

   1738, Eleazar Albin, “The Aberduvine.”, in A Natural History of the Birds, volume 3, London, →OCLC, page 71