Description
Title: To accompany A manual of bird study, issued by the American Museum of Natural History : samples of bird plates available for color work by pupils in the New York City schools
Year: 1927 (1920s)
Authors: Carr, William H. (William Henry), 1902-1985. Manual of bird study; American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Education; Comstock Publishing Company
Subjects: Birds; Birds; Coloring books
Text Appearing After Image: Red Crossbill
Date 1927
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Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/accompmanua01unse/#page/n64/mode/1up
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The red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, also known as the common crossbill in Eurasia. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.