. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland . , becoming quite white towards the vent;beak and feet horn-brown ; iris hazel. The female above is greenish-grey, washedwith yellow, and streaked with brown ; the rump is yellow; under parts sordidyellow, streaked with brown ; the throat and abdomen paler. The joung bird isdistinctly greyer than the female, more prominently streaked, with narrower tipsto the median coverts; the flights and tail-feathers with well-defined greenish-white margins. The American form of this species (known as the White-winged Crossbill)has, on several occasions, been obtained
. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland . , becoming quite white towards the vent;beak and feet horn-brown ; iris hazel. The female above is greenish-grey, washedwith yellow, and streaked with brown ; the rump is yellow; under parts sordidyellow, streaked with brown ; the throat and abdomen paler. The joung bird isdistinctly greyer than the female, more prominently streaked, with narrower tipsto the median coverts; the flights and tail-feathers with well-defined greenish-white margins. The American form of this species (known as the White-winged Crossbill)has, on several occasions, been obtained upon our shores; but, considering the. Tvvo-BA: L. 2. S t^. Plate 70. The Two-Barred Crossbill 51 numbers of American Passeres imported yearly to this country, it would be indeedsurprising if some of them did not fall victims to the desire implanted in thehearts of many collectors to secure every strange bird which the} see; moreover,quiet and confiding as the Crossbills and Rose-finches are in confinement, theyare in some respects far less attractive pets than many other birds ; therefore itis quite conceivable that the owner might weary of them, and give them theirliberty. This near relative of our common species, agrees ver}- closely with it in itshabits, frequenting and breeding iu forests of conifers, and feeding largely uponthe seeds of these trees: in confinement it is said to be very fond of apples;but I suspect, as is the case with the common Crossbill, it merely chews up anddrops the fruit iu order to secure the pips, which these birds eat with great relish. The nest is described by Mr. Dresser, as chiefly differ
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