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HISTORY OF 



Transactions," is that upon which our authority for introducing 

 it into the British Fauna rests. 



The general colour of the plumage of the male White-winged 

 Crossbill is deep crimson ; tail, black ; wings also black, with 

 two bars of white ; vent, white ; frontlet and cere, brown ; 

 length, five to five-and-a-half inches ; bill, horn colour. The 

 general colour of the female is greenish brown, with a yellow 

 rump. The young, before they moult, resemble the female. 



The above woodcut is taken from a specimen in the collection 

 of William Yarrell, Esq. of a male bird in the plumage of the 

 second year. 



