The hawfinch is very easily recognized by its distinct and beautiful colouring; it is a shy bird, and though it bred regularly at Aldington, we rarely saw it.
"Grain and Chaff from an English Manor"
Arthur H. Savory
Old man Tyler could lay his hawfinch half a point nearer the wind than a chap has a right to expect from an archbishop.
"Where the Pavement Ends"
John Russell