The Scarlet Grosbeak 



brown with darker striations, the under parts dull white, 

 huffish on the throat and breast, and striped with brown on 

 the flanks. Length 5*5 in.; wing 3*25 in. 



THE PINE GROSBEAK 



Pyrrhula enucleator (Linnaeus) 



This species, as its name indicates, is an inhabitant of 

 pine woods and makes its home in the vast conifer forests 

 of Northern Europe and Siberia. Over the rest of Europe 

 it is very scarce and is only known from occasional 

 stragglers. In this country about forty different occurrences 

 have been recorded, but it is probable that a large number 

 of them had escaped from captivity. 



The general colour of the male is a rich rose red all over, 

 rather greyer on the flanks and belly. Wing coverts 

 brown, each feather having a pinkish white tip. Quills and 

 tail brown, secondaries margined with white. In the female 

 the rose tint is replaced by a dull golden yellow. The 

 young are greyish green and do not assume their full 

 plumage before their second year. Length 8*25 in.; 

 wing 4-25 in. 



THE CROSSBILL 



Loxia curvirostra, Linnaeus 



The Crossbill is by no means a common bird and very 

 uncertain in its appearances. A fair number breed as 



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