. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. 208 CITIZEN BIRD '^ These two birds, though alike in shape, are as dif- ferent in color as i\Ir. and Mrs. Scarlet Tanager. But there is one point about them by which you may tell them from any otiiers. Their curving bills are crossed at the tip^ which strange arrangement gives them their name of Crossbill. At a little distance you might mistake them for Paroquets, but only the upper half of a Paroquet's beak is curved, and it closes over the under half ; Avhile both parts of the Crossbill's beak are curved, and they c
. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. 208 CITIZEN BIRD '^ These two birds, though alike in shape, are as dif- ferent in color as i\Ir. and Mrs. Scarlet Tanager. But there is one point about them by which you may tell them from any otiiers. Their curving bills are crossed at the tip^ which strange arrangement gives them their name of Crossbill. At a little distance you might mistake them for Paroquets, but only the upper half of a Paroquet's beak is curved, and it closes over the under half ; Avhile both parts of the Crossbill's beak are curved, and they cross each other at the tip like a j)air of scissors that do not close properly. How and where do you think these birds build their nests in such a cold season ? " " Make a burrow in the snoAv, perhaps," said Dodo. American Crossbill. ll r^ • x. i i. i i " Go into a haystack or under a shed," said Nat. " Or a hole in a tree," added Rap. " No, the Crossbill does not place his nest in any of these ways. He chooses a thick evergreen tree, and upon the fork of one of the branches makes a little platform of rubbish to support the nest. With great care the. 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 Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : The Macmillan company
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