BULLEIN CH . — PyrrhUar vMcilla. 
The well-known Bullfinch is, perhaps, rather more familiar as a cage bird 
than as a denizen of the wood, for it is so remarkably shy and retiring in its 
habits, that it keeps itself sedulously-out . of sight, and though bold enough in 
the pursuit of food, invading the orchards and gardens with considerable 
audacity, it yet has a careful eye to its own safety, and seldom comes within 
reach of gunshot. 
It cares little for open country, preferring cultivated grounds, woods, and 
copses, and is very fond of orchards and fruit-gardens, finding there its greatest 
supply of food. This bird seems to feed almost wholly on buds during their 
season, and is consequently shot without mercy by the owners of fruit-gardens. 
The Bullfinch has a curious propensity for selecting those buds which would 
produce fruit, so that the leafage of the tree is not at all diminished. Although 
the general verdict of the garden -keeping public goes against the Bullfinch, there 
are, nevertheless, some owners of gardens who are willing to say a kind word 
for Bully, and who assert that its mischievous propensities have been much 
overrated. 
It is a handsome little bird, its thick bullet head, chin, wings, and tail being 
jetty black, the sides of the face, the throat, and under parts light chestnut, and 
the back soft , grey. 
