THE 
GREATER BULFINCH. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill thick and convex. 
’Nostrils small. 
Tongue truncated. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, ^c. 
Rose-red Grosbeak, with black wings and tail; 
the coverts edged with white. 
Greatest BULFINCH. 
Edw. pi. 123 . 
Pine Grosbeak. 
Penn. Brit. Zool. 
Gros-Bec du Canada. 
PI. Enl. 135 . f. 1. 
This beautiful bird, which is a rare species in Eng¬ 
land, being only observed occasionally in the northern 
counties, is nearly twice the size of the common Bul- 
finch. It feeds principally on the seeds of firs and 
pines, which it picks out of the cones. The female 
is of an olive colour. 
