Definition of Bulfinch
Bull"finch` (&?;), n. (Zoöl.)
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera,
especially the P. vulgaris or rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to
the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.
&fist; As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of
learning to whistle correctly various musical airs.
Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zoöl.) See
Burion. -- Pine bullfinch, the pine
finch.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula that have thick bills.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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