The Society finch (Lonchura striata domestica), also known as the Bengali finch or Bengalese finch, is a domesticated subspecies of finch. It became a...
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The House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family. It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since...
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White-rumped munia (redirect from Striated Finch)
naturalized in some parts of Japan. Its domesticated descendant, the society finch or Bengalese finch, is found worldwide as a pet and a biological model organism...
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The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds...
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The Finch Society of Australia Inc. is an established organisation[when?] designed as a forum to connect "finch fanciers". The society is a part of the...
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Finch is a 2021 American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. The film stars Tom Hanks...
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Denys George Finch-Hatton MC (24 April 1887 – 14 May 1931) was a British aristocratic big-game hunter and the lover of Baroness Karen Blixen (also known...
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Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity...
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George Ingle Finch MBE FRS (4 August 1888 – 22 November 1970) was a British-Australian chemist and mountaineer. His obituary in The Times describes him...
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The Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), also known as the Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful passerine bird that is native to Australia...
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Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he...
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Peter and Rosemary Grant (category Fellows of the Royal Society)
position of emeritus professor. They are known for their work with Darwin's finches on Daphne Major, one of the Galápagos Islands. Since 1973, the Grants have...
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a well-known suffragette, president of the New York Equal Franchise Society. Finch was an advocate of careers for women. Although in 1912 she self-described...
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David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, most of which are psychological thrillers, have collectively...
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The double-barred finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) is an estrildid finch found in dry savannah, tropical (lowland) dry grassland and shrubland habitats in...
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The vampire ground finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) is a small bird native to the Galápagos Islands. It was considered a very distinct subspecies of the...
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Edward VII). Finch enjoyed many outdoor pursuits, and in his social circle was nicknamed "Sporting Joe." The Aylesford Scandal, a British Society scandal of...
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Scaly-breasted munia Shikra Silver pheasant Society finch Spot-billed pelican Spotted dove Star finch Sun parakeet Sunda zebra finch Tricoloured munia Violet turaco...
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List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters (redirect from Jean Louise Finch)
banned have failed and have never lasted for long. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. He is a lawyer who appears to support racial equality...
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The Australian zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) is the most common estrildid finch of Central Australia. It ranges over most of the continent, avoiding...
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Svanberg, Ingvar (2008). "Towards a cultural history of the Bengalese Finch (Lonchura domestica)". Der Zoologische Garten. 77 (5–6): 334–344. Bibcode:2008DZGar...
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The brown-capped rosy finch (Leucosticte australis) is a medium-sized finch endemic to North America. Adults are brown on the head, back, and breast with...
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Estrildidae (redirect from Estrildid finch)
Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They comprise species commonly...
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Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea PC (2 July 1647 – 1 January 1730) was an English Tory politician and peer who supported the...
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European goldfinch (redirect from European Gold Finch)
simply the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western and central Asia...
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Grows Up", he has become a doctor. His name comes from jūshimatsu (十姉妹, society finch). Todomatsu Matsuno (松野 トド松, Matsuno Todomatsu) Voiced by: Haruko Kitahama...
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Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (née Kingsmill; April 1661 – 5 August 1720), was an English poet and courtier. Finch wrote in many genres and on many...
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Gloria Stuart (redirect from Gloria Stuart Finch)
the proposal of local businessman Fred J. Finch. Stuart attended her schooling using the name Gloria Fae Finch. She had not been given a middle name by...
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K. C. (2019). "John Thomas Finch. 28 February 1930—5 December 2017". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 66: 183–199. doi:10.1098/rsbm...
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Sir Harold Josiah Finch (2 May 1898 – 16 July 1979) was a Welsh Labour Party politician born in Barry, Glamorgan. He was a miners' agent in Blackwood...
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