NORTHERN BULLFINCH. 



PYRRHULA MAJOR, C. L. Brehm. 



Loxia pyrrhula, Linn. S. N. i. p. 300 (pt. ?). 

 Pyrrhula major, C. L. Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. p. 252 ; Dresser, 

 iv. p. 97. 



Dompap, Norwegian and Danish ; Domherre, Swedish ; 

 Snigir, Russian. 



Two occurrences were recorded by Lt.-Col. Irby in 

 the 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London' 

 for 1895, page 691, of birds killed on the coast of 

 Yorkshire about 1st November, 1893. 



This large form of Bullfinch, the Loxia pyrrhula of 

 Linnseus, sometimes takes the place of the common 

 smaller bird of Western, Central, and Southern Europe 

 in Northern Europe, especially in Central Sweden and 

 Siberia. It is declared that in one year, in districts of 

 the northern countries named, the large bird may be 

 found, and in another year the small one ; but that the 

 two never occur simultaneously. 



It is said to have quite a different note from that of 

 JP. vulgaris. [0. S.] 



