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PINE BULLFINCH. 
the middle toe ; tail slightly forked ; wings 
as in Pyrrhula. 
Type. — C. enucleator. 
Europe, Alpine India, Nipaul,* America. 
The Pine Bullfinch, Corythus enucle- 
ator, Cuvier. — Loxia enucleator, Linn. — Pyr- 
rhula enucleator, Temm. Selby. — Corythus enu- 
cleator, Cui>. Swain. — • Pine Bullfinch or Gros- 
beak of British authors. — This species seems to 
be rare, and of limited distribution even in its 
own countries, for we very seldom receive it in 
collections, and with dealers it is as unfrequently 
found. In Britain it stands as one of our rarest 
and most sought after birds. One of our first 
authorities for its occurrence is Mr Pennant, who 
met with them flying above the great forests of 
Invercauld in Aberdeenshire, and since that we 
are not aware of any authentic instance of their 
occurrence in Scotland, and we have never our- 
selves met with them in the north, though they 
have been often anxiously looked for. Mr 
Yarrell mentions three instances of their having 
* We have a very distinct and typical species from 
Nipaul, sent by Mr Hodgson. 
