crimson-fronted bullfinch

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crimson-fronted bullfinch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Burion \Bu"ri*on\, n. (Zool.)
     The red-breasted house sparrow of California (Carpodacus frontalis
     ); -- called also crimson-fronted bullfinch.
     [Written also burrion.]
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  Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
     A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera,
     especially the Pyrrhula vulgaris or Pyrrhula rubicilla, a
     bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast,
     cheeks, and neck, red.
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     Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable
           power of learning to whistle correctly various musical
           airs.
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     Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zool.) See Burion.
  
     Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.
        [1913 Webster] Bullfist