. American ornithology for the home and school . WHITE-WINGED AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 39 HABITS. HE most striking feature about thisinteresting species of birds is the oddshape of their bills, from which theirname is taken. It would seem that a billof such peculiar design would prove veryinconvenient to the owner at feedingtime, but, however, strange it may appearto us, they are very skillful in opening pinecones, apples and other articles that form their diet,and to them it is probably as useful as it appears oddto us. During the winter quite large flocks of Cross-bills come from Ca
. American ornithology for the home and school . WHITE-WINGED AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 39 HABITS. HE most striking feature about thisinteresting species of birds is the oddshape of their bills, from which theirname is taken. It would seem that a billof such peculiar design would prove veryinconvenient to the owner at feedingtime, but, however, strange it may appearto us, they are very skillful in opening pinecones, apples and other articles that form their diet,and to them it is probably as useful as it appears oddto us. During the winter quite large flocks of Cross-bills come from Canada and rove about the country as far south as themiddle portions of the United States. They are as irregular in theiroccurance in any one locality as they are erratic in their flight. Withmost birds you can depend upon finding them in some particular sectionof the country at a certain season of the year, but not so with the Cross-bills. One season they may be very abundant in a certain locality andthen not be seen there again for several years. When present in a place
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