. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 918 Eepoet of State Geologist. a^. Wing with no white. a^. Wing with white. 121. Senus liOXIA Ltnn*.us. L. curvirostra minor (Brehm.). 199 L. leucoptera Gmel. 200 199. (521). Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm.). American American Crossbills—Male and Female. (Reduced.) Adult Male.—Bill, crossed; above, bficky-red; wings, blackisli, un- marked. Female.—Brownish-oliTe, streaked and speckled with dusky, the rump saffron. Immature Males.—Mottled with
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 918 Eepoet of State Geologist. a^. Wing with no white. a^. Wing with white. 121. Senus liOXIA Ltnn*.us. L. curvirostra minor (Brehm.). 199 L. leucoptera Gmel. 200 199. (521). Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm.). American American Crossbills—Male and Female. (Reduced.) Adult Male.—Bill, crossed; above, bficky-red; wings, blackisli, un- marked. Female.—Brownish-oliTe, streaked and speckled with dusky, the rump saffron. Immature Males.—Mottled with greenish and green- ish yellow. Length, ; wing, ; tail, Eange.—^Northern North America in winter; south irregularly to South Carolina and Louisiana. Of irregular occurrence south into the Ohio Valley in summer. Breeds along the AUeghanies from the northern United States and occasionally to Georgia. Nest, in evergreen trees; of evergreen twigs, bark; lined with horse- hair, fine rootlets, grass and feathers. Sggs, 3-4; pale greenish, spotted and dotted, mostly at larger end with various shades of brown and purplish; .75 by .57 (Bicknell, N. 0. C, Vol. V., pp. 7-11). A very erratic bird. When found is generally noted as a winter visitor or migrant in flocks; less common in southern Indiana; some winters wholly wanting. They are sometimes found singly in company with Pine Siskins. Prefers localities where pines or other coniferous trees are found. There they sometimes remain quite well into the summer, and are reported to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [Indianapolis, W. B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing
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