Bull″finch′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris orrubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red.
☞ As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs.
Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zoöl.) See Burion. — Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.