Description English:
Title: The birds of Tunisia; being a history of the birds found in the regency of Tunis
Identifier: birdsoftunisiabe01whit (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Whitaker, Joseph Isaac Spadafora, 1850-
Subjects: Birds Date 1905
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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.