LOXIA 341 



Bec-crois6 Perroquet, French ; Kiefern-Kreuzscknabel, German ; 

 Groote Kruisbek, Dutch ; Stor-Korsnceb, Dan. ; Furukorsnceb, 

 Norw. ; Storre Korsncibb, Swed. ; Iso-Kapylintu, Iso-Ristinokka, 

 Finn. ; Klestsosnovik, Russ. 



ad. (N. Sweden). Differs from L. curvirostra merely in being larger, 

 and having a stouter and stronger bill, the height of the bill at base being 0'6, 

 and the width of the lower mandible at base 0'5, against O5 and 0'4 in 

 L. curvirostra. Culmen I'O, wing 4'2, tail 2'8, tarsus 0'75 inch. 



Hal. Europe north of the Mediterranean and west of the 

 Ural ; of rare occurrence in Great Britain. 



In habits, note, and nidification it closely resembles L. curvi- 

 rostra, but its note is louder, and its nest and eggs rather 

 larger, the eggs measuring about 0*93 by 0'68. 



The present form does not appear to have been met with 

 in Asia or North America but is, apparently, confined to 

 Europe. 



497. SUBSP. LOXIA RUBRIFASCIATA. 



Loxia rubrifasciata, Brehm in litt. Bp. and Schlegel, Monogr. Lox. p. 5 

 (1850) ; Dresser, ix. p. 208, pi. 679 ; L. bifasciata (nee. Br.) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xii. p. 442. 



g ad. (Resembles L. curvirostra, but is a trifle brighter red in colour ; 

 median and larger wing-coverts tipped with rosy white, forming two dis- 

 tinct bars across the wing ; the two innermost secondaries tipped with 

 rosy white. Culmen 0'82, wing 3'7, tail 2'25, tarsus 0'72 inch ; height of 

 bill at base 0'45, width 0'4. The female resembles that of L. curvirostra, 

 but has two somewhat indistinct greyish bands across the wing. 



Hob. Eastern Europe (Western Russia, Eastern Germany 

 and Sweden). But little is known of this form which may be 

 a variety of L. curvirostra, but it appears to be a fairly good 

 subspecies. 



In habits it resembles that species, but its call-note is said 

 to be quite distinguishable from that of L. curvirostra. Its 

 nest and eggs are as yet unknown, but will probably not differ 

 from those of L. curvirostra. 



