. A history of British birds . rASSERES. 207 FRINUIELIDJ:. LoxiA piTYOPSiTTACus, lyityopsittacus. The first notice of this birds appearance in Britain isthat of Pennant who, in 17(56, after remarking (Br. 106) on the two varieties of Crossbill, of whichEdwards had accurately figured the lesser kind that hehad seen frequently, while the other was very rare, says :— We received a male and female out of Shro2)s]iire, whichwere superior in size to the former, the bill remarkably thickand short, more encurvated than that of the commo
. A history of British birds . rASSERES. 207 FRINUIELIDJ:. LoxiA piTYOPSiTTACus, lyityopsittacus. The first notice of this birds appearance in Britain isthat of Pennant who, in 17(56, after remarking (Br. 106) on the two varieties of Crossbill, of whichEdwards had accurately figured the lesser kind that hehad seen frequently, while the other was very rare, says :— We received a male and female out of Shro2)s]iire, whichwere superior in size to the former, the bill remarkably thickand short, more encurvated than that of the common kind,and the ends more blunt. This larger Crossbill, at firstconsidered only a variety of the common bird, has for manyyears received specific recognition from the most approvedauthors and its claim thereto need not be discussed here. Since the time of Pennant, many examples of the Parrot- * Loxiapytiopsiltacus (by mistake) Bechstein, Oni. Tasclienh. i. p. 106 (1802).VOL. II. E E 208 FRINGILLID^. Crossbill—for so it has come to be called in English—havebeen recorde
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