. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . rve-billed ; minor, lesser, smallei-. Figs. 245,246.) Aaierican Red Crossbill. Adult ^ : Red; wings and tail blackish, without white markings. Middle of back darker, more brownish-
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . rve-billed ; minor, lesser, smallei-. Figs. 245,246.) Aaierican Red Crossbill. Adult ^ : Red; wings and tail blackish, without white markings. Middle of back darker, more brownish-redthan elsewhere, the featherswith dusky centres. In thehighest feather, even, the redis scarcely continuous excepton head and rump, wherebrightest; lower belly andcrissum usually gray or the shade of red isnever rosy or carmine as inthe last, it varies intermina-)ly. It is usually tile-red orcinnabar, heightening in somecases to vermilion, in olhersshading to brownish-red, andoften mixed not only withgray, but with olivaceous orsaffron-yellowish tints. Orange, chrome, or gamboge ^ ^ are sometimes seen, and in captivitythe European species of which ours is a variety is well known to lose the rod tints; the sameis doubtless true under some circumstances of all the members of this genus, in a state of na-ture. Length about ; wing ; tail ; tarsus ; bill (chord of culmen) or 25. Fio. 245. —Common CrossbiU, cf 9, rediiced. (Sheppard del. Nichols sc.) 886 SYSTEMA TIC SYNOPSIS. — PA SSERES - OSCINES.
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