finch
n
(often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) any of several types of small songbird with short, stubby bills 雀科鸣鸟(任何一种短喙鸣鸟): a `chaffinch
a `goldfinch * a `bullfinch.
and slipping through we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.