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authors,” and “the nest and eggs are somewhat larger” 
than those of ‘ Curvirostra.’ 
Wheelwright in his “ Sweden” says of the egg: 
““ Often scarcely larger than the Common Crossbill’s, 
but always of a bolder character, and 1s thicker: the nest 
of both species is much alike, the full number of eggs 
appears to be three very seldom we find four in a nest.” 
One of my eggs which I received in a box labelled, 
in what I believe to be Wheelwright’s handwriting, 
differs in this fashion from the egg of ‘ Curvirostra.’ The 
label ran thus ‘ Loxia Pityopsittacus, March 15, 1852) 
Bacca. on a Scotch Fir, 20 feet, close to the stem, four 
eggs fresh, little sat on; shot the old hen.’ 
This egg is bolder, not larger than my eggs of ‘ Cur- 
virostra.,’ 
Seebohm says of ‘Curvirostra’ “the usual number 
of eggs is four, but five are sometimes found,” if so, and 
Wheelwright who had lengthy experience is right that 
in the case of ‘ Pityopsittacus’ three eggs are found in the 
nest, very seldom four, there seems a distinction, per- 
haps a difference between the forms. 
Mr. Seebohm’s artist has rendered the egg of ‘ Curvi- 
rostra’ the more robust of the two. 
THE WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 
(Loxra LEUCOPTERA.) 
Admitted to the B.O.U. List. 
Admitted by Newton. 
Admitted by Seebohm, 
but only as the American race of a species common to 
both hemispheres. ‘Bifasciata’ the European, and 
