SCARLET BULLFINCH 



SCARLET GROSSBEAK. 



PLATE XCII. FIGURE I. 

 Pyrrhula erythryna, PALLAS. 



' I ^HIS species, which is a rare wanderer to the west, 

 1 breeds in Finland and Russia. 



The nest is loosely built, but neatly lined inside with 

 the finer stems of plants, interwoven with a few hairs. 



The eggs are from four to six in number ; their colour 

 a deep greenish blue, with a few dark reddish-brown or 

 nearly black spots and specks, with blots of pale purple red. 



