PLATE XXXIX. 



Mutter, N° 244. 

 Georgi Reifey p. 174. 

 Frlfch. t.ll. 

 Loxia, Geftu av. 59 r. 



Shell Apple or Cross Bill. Rail Syn. p. F6. A. 



JVUl. Orn. p. 248. t. 45, 



Albin. 1. pL 61. 



Perm. Br. ZooL I. N° 1 1 5. pi 4 <£ 



Z(7^/;. Gen. Syn. 3. 106. I. 

 Ediv. pi. 303. 

 Le Bec-croife, Brif. Orn. 3. ^. 329. N° 1. pi iy. f, 3. 



Buff. Oif. 3. />. 449. pi 27./ 2.— 

 •P/. ml 218. 

 Korflhaff 9 KinIgelrifvare. i'Wtf. <SW. fp. 224, 



Krumbfchnabl, Kreutzvogel. Kram. 365. 

 Kreutz-Schnabel Frlfch. I. 1 1. 



The length of this bird is fix inches and three quarters; it is dif- 

 tinguifhed from other fpecies of the fame genus by the very lingular 

 ftructure of its bill, both mandibles of which curve acrofseach other. 

 The male is generally of a fine orange red inclining to rofe-colour, mixed 

 more or lefs with brown, the female of a dull green; but both fexes are 

 very liable to variations : the male is fometimes of a yellowifh orange; of 

 a deep red; or even inclining to a dark purple hue, intermixed with 

 yellow, red, brown, green, &c. the female varies alfo, but feldom ac- 

 quires more than a dull intermixture of other colours on the olive-green 

 according to the different feafons. The males are like the females 

 when young, and gradually change to a fine red. 



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