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208 GROSBEAK. 



Whether it destroys apples in the orchards, for the sake of the 

 kernels, is not certain, for when one has been put into the cage with 

 a tame bird, it made no effort whatever to get at the seeds.* The 

 Crossbill is a constant inhabitant of Sweden, Germany, Poland, 

 Switzerland, Russia, and Siberia ; but no author mentions the nest, 

 otherwise than as a rare occurrence. 



It is less commonly met with very far southward, but now and then 

 these birds have been taken on the Rock of Gibraltar, among Gold- 

 finches, with limed twigs : they are also brought to that place dead, 

 for sale, with Thrushes, and others for the use of the table. 



This species is found in North America, but said to be smaller 

 than that of Europe, not being quite six inches long, and nine 

 broad. We are told that it arrives at Severn River, the end of May, 

 and proceeds farther north to breed, returning at the first setting in 

 of the frost. 



A specimen of one of these was brought from Hudson's Bay, by 

 Mr. Hutchins, by the name of A, she, towe, coo, ta, shish. 



A.— Loxia rufescens capite coccineo, Buf. iii. 333. A. Id. 8vo. i. 403. Gm. Lin.i. 



843. /3. 

 Loxia Pyreniaca, Burr. om. CI. 3. Gen. 28. Sp. 2. Gen. Syn. iii. 108. 



This varies in having the body dusky rufous, and the head red. 



2.— GREATER CROSSBILL. 



Loxia pytiopsittacus, Tern. Man. p. 193. Id. Ed. ii. p. 327. 

 Der Tannen Papagai, Naturf. xii. 97. B.f Gm. Lin. i. 843. 

 Kiefern Kreuzschnabel, Bechst. Dent. iii. t. 32. f. 2. 3. Frisch, t. 11. f. 2. 



THIS is larger, and said to equal the Waxen Chatterer in size. 

 Mr. Pennant speaks of two sorts, a larger and a smaller, but esteems 



* Many of these Birds visited Hungerford, in Berkshire, some years since, and were 

 observed to feed on the Aphides, which were on the cherry-tree leaves in great abundance.— 

 Dr. Lamb. 



f Van den Abarten der Kreuzschnabel, (Otto) p. 92. 



