. Bird neighbors : an introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . interesting, albeit they visit us at a timewhen we are most inclined to rapture over our bird are said to have a deliciously sweet song in the nestingseason, when, however, few except the Canadian vqyageurshear it. American Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra minor) Finch family Called also: RED CROSSBILL Length—6 to 7 inches. About the size of the English sparrow. Male—General color Indian red, passing into brownish gray, withred tinge ben
. Bird neighbors : an introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . interesting, albeit they visit us at a timewhen we are most inclined to rapture over our bird are said to have a deliciously sweet song in the nestingseason, when, however, few except the Canadian vqyageurshear it. American Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra minor) Finch family Called also: RED CROSSBILL Length—6 to 7 inches. About the size of the English sparrow. Male—General color Indian red, passing into brownish gray, withred tinge beneath. Wings (without bands), also tail, crossed at the tip. Female—General color greenish yellow, with brownish tints on head, throat, breast, and and tail pale brown. Beak crossed at tip. Range—Pennsylvania to northern British America. West of Mis-sissippi, range more southerly. Migrations—Irregular winter visitor. November. Sometimesresident until April. It is a rash statement to say that a bird is rare simply becauseyou have never seen it in your neighborhood, for while you are 220. AMERICAN RED CROSSBILL,i Life-size. Conspicuously Red of any Shade going out of the front door your rara avis may be eating thecrumbs about your kitchen. Even with our eyes and ears con-stantly alert for some fresh bird excitement, our phlegmaticneighbor over the way may be enjoying a visit from a wholeflock of the very bird we have been looking and listening for invain all the year. The red crossbills are capricious little visitors,it is true, but by no means uncommon. About the size of an English sparrow, of a brick or Indianred color, for the most part, the peculiarity of its parrot-like beakis its certain mark of identification. Longfellow has rendered into verse the German legend of thecrossbill, which tells that as the Saviour hung upon the cross, alittle bird tried to pull out the nails that pierced His hands andfeet, thus twisting
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