The Crossbill 



lose the red and become golden yellow. Length 6-5 in. ; 

 wing 3*8 in. 



The bill varies considerably in this species, and many 

 individuals, which have a very stout bill, have been con- 

 sidered and named as a separate species, known as the Parrot 

 Crossbill. These stout-billed individuals are most numerous 

 in Scandinavia and Northern Eussia, though they have 

 been also obtained in this country, and their claim to 

 specific rank is still a debatable point. 



THE TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL 



Loxia bifasciata (C. L. Brehm) 



This species, whose true home is in Northern Eussia 

 and Siberia, has visited this country in small flocks on 

 several occasions. 



It may easily be distinguished from the Common Cross- 

 bill by the two white wing-bars ; it is also rather smaller in 

 size. Length 6*25 in.; wing 3-7 in. 



THE BLACK-HEADED BUNTING 



Emberiza melanocephala, Scopoli 



The Black-headed Bunting must not be confused with 

 the Eeed Bunting, which is known in many parts of the 

 country under the former name. 



The true Black-headed Bunting is an inhabitant of 



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