pyr·rhu·lox·i·a 
(pĭr′ə-lŏksē-ə, pĭr′yə-)
(pĭr′ə-lŏksē-ə, pĭr′yə-)n.
A large crested songbird (Cardinalis sinuatus) of Mexico and the southwest United States, having gray and red plumage and a short thick bill.
[New Latin Pyrrhūloxia, name of the former genus in which the songbird was classified : Pyrrhūla, bullfinch genus (from Greek purroulas, red-colored bird, from purros, red, from pūr, fire; see PYRE) + Loxia, crossbill genus (from Greek loxos, oblique).]