Natural history of animals; . Fig. 134. — Purple Finch. Fig. 135.—White-winged Crossbill. ican Goldfinch, is of a beautiful yellow, the crown andwings black, tail and wings marked with white. Thenest is very handsome, made of lichens, and fastenedto a twig; eggs white, with a bluish tinge, and spottedwith brown at the larger end. Crossbills have the points of the bill much curvedand crossing each other. By means of this curiousinstrument they can open the cones of pine and sprucewith great facility, and thus secure the seeds, uponwhich they feed. Crossbills are about as large as the 96 VERTEBR
Natural history of animals; . Fig. 134. — Purple Finch. Fig. 135.—White-winged Crossbill. ican Goldfinch, is of a beautiful yellow, the crown andwings black, tail and wings marked with white. Thenest is very handsome, made of lichens, and fastenedto a twig; eggs white, with a bluish tinge, and spottedwith brown at the larger end. Crossbills have the points of the bill much curvedand crossing each other. By means of this curiousinstrument they can open the cones of pine and sprucewith great facility, and thus secure the seeds, uponwhich they feed. Crossbills are about as large as the 96 VERTEBRATES: BIRDS. ,4$S&
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