236 BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE PINE GROSBEAK. 



GREATEST BULLFINCH. 



(Pyrrhula Emtcleator, Temm. Bouvrciril dur-bcc y 

 Temm.) 



LENGTH nine inches. Bill dusky, very stout at 

 the base, and somewhat hooked at the tip; head, 

 neck, breast, rump, and sides rose-coloured crim- 

 son ; back and wing coverts deep brown, each 

 feather edged with pale reddish brown; and the 

 greater and lesser coverts tipped with dull white, 

 forming a bar on the wing; the quills are nearly 

 black, with pale edges ; the secondaries the same, 

 but edged with white ; the belly and vent are 

 straw-coloured; the tail is marked as the quills, 

 and is somewhat forked; the legs are brown. 



