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Pyrrhula rubicilla

Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.

Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs.

Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zo["o]l.) See Burion.

Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.