PARROT CROSSBILL. 



INSESSORES. 



CONJROSTRES. 



23 

 FRINGILLIDjE. 



THE PARROT CROSSBILL. 



Loxia pityopsittacus. 



L&xia pityopsittaciLs, Parrot Crossbill, BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. 



p. 160. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 76. 

 SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. 



p. 332. 



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 142. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Bec-croise perroquet, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. 



p. 325. 



THE first notice of the appearance of this bird in this 

 country that I am acquainted with, occurs in Pennant's 

 British Zoology, at the commencement of his account of 

 the Common Crossbill, where the following statement will 

 be found : " We received a male and female of the large 



