Species: Goldfinch Latin name: Carduelis carduelis carduelis English name: Goldfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: A few years ago, whilst reading the AOB’s magazine *Le monde des Oiseaux*, I came across Herrmann Heinzel’s magnificent colour plates depicting various colour morphs of passerines. Among these engravings was a Goldfinch with a very strong dilution, which I...