bullfinch

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bull=finch

CIDE DICTIONARY

bullfinch, n. 

 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.  [1913 Webster]
" As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs."  [1913 Webster]

Crimson-fronted bullfinch. (Zoöl.) See Burion. -- Pine bullfinch, the pine finch.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bullfinch, n. a finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, with a short stout beak and bright plumage.