Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   1. A European finch ({Ligurinus chloris}); -- called also
      {green bird}, {green linnet}, {green grosbeak}, {green
      olf}, {greeny}, and {peasweep}.

   2. The Texas sparrow ({Embernagra rufivirgata}), in which the
      general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on
      the head.