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CROSSBILL, PARROT. 
Loxra Prryopsirracus, Zemm. 
This species is distinguished from the Common 
Crossbill by its greater length, its more bulky 
body, and a greater thickness of the beak at the 
base. It breeds in Germany, in the same localities 
as the species just described. In its habits and 
manners it resembles the Common Crossbill, and 
like it inhabits the pine forests of the more northern 
countries, but as a species is rarer, few specimens 
having been obtained, particularly in this country, 
in which it has not been known to breed. The 
eggs, four or five in number, are similarly marked, 
but rather larger. 
CROSSBILL, EUROPEAN. 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. 
Loxta Levcorrrera, Temm. 
This species is rather larger than a Sparrow. Its 
beak, which is almost as large as that of a Common 
Crossbill, is less compressed than the same part in 
the American bird, the points less crossed, and the 
over-end less elongated. The tail also is less forked. 
The plumage of the male is usually of a dull brick 
red, andthe tail feathers are more distinctly bordered 
with yellow. This bird has been observed in 
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