LINNETS
Noun
linnets
plural of linnet
Source: Wiktionary
LINNET
Lin"net, n. Etym: [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh.
shortened from AS.linetwige, fr. AS. lin flax; -- so called because
it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera
Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species
(L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown
above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head
are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red
linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher,
linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet
(Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll,
and Twite. Green linnet (Zoöl.), the European green finch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition