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that they were undoubtedly the American species, and 
could be seen at any time."* 
Mr R. Martin in answer to my request sent me these birds, 
which were labelled: "American White-winged Crossbill {Lozia 
kucoptera),mide and female ixJC.Dardarroch, March 1st, 1890." 
I identified them as an immature male and mature female of 
the Two-barred Crossbill ; but to make assurance doubly sure 
1 sent them to the authorities at the Natural History Museum' 
bouth Kensmgton, who concurred in my identification 
In correspondence, Mr. Henry Martin informed me 
that he had shot the birds himself in the spring of 1890 
and added that there were " three White-winged CrossbiUs 
together when I shot the two, the other bemg a female • 
and as I had obtained a male and female did not wish to 
kill the other in case there might be more. At that time 
there were a great many common Crossbills in the woods 
of Dardarroch. ... I may remark that the White-winged 
Crossbills when I saw them were engaged feeding on the 
cones of the larch trees, and twittering as if quite at home • 
and as I believed they were different from the common 
variety, I could not resist securing the two specimens " 
The above would appear to be the second authenticated 
record of the occurrence of the Two-barred Crossbill in 
Scotland. The first, a male, was shot on December 19th, 
1889, in Berwickshire.t Birds obtained previous to this 
date and recorded as examples of Loxia leueoptera may 
however, have really belonged to the present species. 
Ihe Two-barred Crossbill "inhabits the coniferous forests 
^T^^™ ^^'^ ^ Kamchatka 
' '^^'^'^ering in autumn and winter further 
8outh. The forests of America, from Alaska to Labrador 
are mhabited by a bird known as the White-winged 
Crossbill, Loxm leueoptera:'^ now regarded by ornithologists 
as only entitled to subspecific distinction. 
♦ Tram. D. and Q. Nat. Hist. Soc, May 12th, 1893. 
t Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1897, p. 86. 
t Man. Brit. Birds, 1899, p. 204. 
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