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OUR SOUTHERN BIRDS 



Pine Siskins are often mistaken for Gold- 

 finches in winter plumage, but are not quite so 

 bright-colored and have not the clear voice of the 

 Goldfinch, although their twittering song is very 

 pretty. They come to us only in winter, nesting 

 north of the United States. 



CROSSBILL 



These curious Finches rove the country 

 erratically, in gypsy bands, so that while they 

 appear on the outskirts of our cities every win- 



CROSS BILL 



Length 6 inches 



ter, it is always a surprise to meet them. Their 

 coloring, dull-red in the male and mottled olive 

 and yellow in the female, with their interesting 

 Parrot-like movements, makes them worth seek- 

 ing among the pine trees; and they are tame 



