Scarlet Bullfinch.
Loxia erythrina, Pall. Nov. Comm. Petrop., tom. xiv. p. 587, tab. 23. fig. 1.
cardinalis, Beseke, Vög. Kurl., p. 77, no. 166.
rosea, Vieill. Ois. Chant., tab. 65.
erylhreta, Endl. u. Scholz, Naturfreund, tom. i. p. 9, tab. 6, mas ; et tom. ii. p. 185, tab. 77, fern.
Pyrrhula erythrina, Pall., Zoog. Rosso-Asiat. tom. ii. p. 8, no. 180.
— sinaica, Mühle, Om. Griech.
Linaria erythrina, Boie.
Fringilla erythrina, Meyer, Vög. Lief. u. Esthl., p. 77 cum tab.
----------- flammea, Retz. edit. Linn. Faun. Suec., p. 247.
Coccothraustes rosea, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. d’H is t Nat., tom. xiii. p. 559.
._______ _____erythrina, Vieill. Ency. Méth. Om., p art iii.p. 1003.
Erythrothorax rubifrons, Brebm, Vög. Deutschi., p. 249.
Erylhrospiza erythrina, Bonap. Geog. and Comp. List of Birds of Ear. and N. Amer., p. 35.
__________ roeea, Blyth, Journ. Asiat Soc. Beng., vol. xi. p. 461 ; vol. xii. p. 177.
Pyrrhulinota roseata, Hodgs. Proc. Zool. Soc., 1845, p. 36.
.m a u le r vel roeea, Hodgs. in Gray’s Zool. Migc,, p. 85, mas.
Carpodacus erythrinus, Kaup, Natiirl. Syst., p. 161.
Propasser sordidas, Hodgs. in Gray’s Zool. Misc., pp. 84,85, fern.
Hxmorrhms roseus, Jerd. Madras Joum. of Lit. & Sei., vol. xi. p. 36.
F bom the vast extent of range over Asia and the continent of Europe enjoyed by this pretty spee.es |
somewhat surprising that a larger number of examples than the two recorded by Mr. Bond in the 2nologist
for 1870 should not have been captured or killed in this country. The occurrence of these two, however
which appear to be either females or yooog males that had not attamed then-scarlet hve^, is sufficient
to demand for this species, like some other Old-World birds, a place in the ’ Birds of Groat.Britain. The
first of the two examples above referred to was taken alive near Brighton .„ September 1869, and is now I
believe, in the aviar, of T. J . Monk, Esq., at Mouutfield House, Lewes; the second a fine young female,
Mr. Bond states, was take., near Caen Wood, Hampstead, by a bird-catcher, on the 5th of October 1870,
and is now in that gentleman’s collection. M B ..
Much has been written by various authors respecting the Scarlet Bullfinch the more interesting portions
of which have been culled and given by Dr. Bree in his valuable work so often mentioned ; and as
had no opportunities of observing the bird myself, I shall here recapitulate his account of the species.
Before however, proceeding so to do, I may state that the bird probably frequents the whole of the countries
bordering the arctic circle, from Sweden to China. Mr. Swiuhoe procured it at Tientsin; Mr. Jerdon
informs us that it is found throughout the greater par, of India; and Adams records its occurrence in
^ S c a r l e t Bullfinch,’’ says Dr. Bree, - is found in Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Siberia, more M
colari, near the rivers Volga, Samara, Oder, and Selenga. It occurs sol.tar.ly in Courland and
I d Naumaou especially mentions having found i, in the summer of 1819, on Sylt, one of the islands on the
west coast of Jutland. It occurs accidentally in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Central Germany,
M “ Durinr T e ,”ummw it is essentially a northern bird, bat in the autumn it migrates southward If it
stays the winter, it is found more especially in the neighbourhood of dwellings, where it can be sheltered
among the shrubs. I, is very fond of mois, situations, nod is frequently found among the bushes on the
hanks of rivers lakes, and ponds, where it may be seen on the willows or reeds.
W m m . given a very complete account of the bird, from which I have gathered the following