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group of birds, whose singularly constructed bills are especially 
adapted for extracting the seeds from the cones of these trees. Six 
or seven species are all that are known; and these are spread over 
the Old World, from Europe, throughout Northern Asia, to Japan, 
and in the New World from the Arctic regions to Mexico. Two 
species come to Britain at uncertain intervals to breed. 
Genus Loxta. 
Heyes ROXTACIURVIROSTRA. . «|. 1. « . « “Vol. TET, Pl XLY. 
Common CrossBILL. 
A pretty regular visitor, if not a stationary species, in Scotland, 
where it sometimes breeds. 
Gx OMA PITYOPSITTACUS . . . . . . ‘Vol: LIL Pl. XLVI. 
Parror CrossBrut. 
Has occurred many times in Britain, and may have remained and 
bred ; but if so, no authentic instances of such an occurrence are on 
record, 
emer HOXTAD BEWASCTATAY ¢ 9. . ts ss «6 Vl: DTTP XV. 
WHITE-WINGED CRossBILL. 
Hab. Northern Europe and Asia. 
Many instances are on record of this bird having been killed in the 
central portion of Europe ; and it has frequently occurred in England, 
and twice in Ireland. 
7S. LOSts LEUCOPEERA . . « « «=» Wol, LLL. PIL XLVI. 
AMERICAN WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 
Inhabits North America, and is of rare occurrence in England. 
Besides the specimen alluded to in my account of the species as 
having been found on the shore at Exmouth, Mr. Harting mentions 
other instances of its appearance in England, and Mr. Gray one 
near Jedburgh in Scotland. 
Genus Lrvora. 
The generic term Linota, proposed by Bonaparte, and that of 
Iinaria, by Bechstein, appear to have been both applied to this small 
group of Fringilline birds, the members of which are principally, .f 
not solely, confined to the northern parts of Europe and Asia. 
WO. WANOTA GANNABINA . . . « .» 1 « Vols LIE, PLXLIX. 
LInneEt. 
Resident in and very generally distributed over Britain; partially 
migrates south on the approach of winter. 
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