red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

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Subject:	red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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Description
THE RED CROSSBILL
Date 1914
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6289017308
Author Ingersoll, Ernest; National Audubon Society.
Full title Alaskan bird-life as depicted by many writers. Edited by Ernest Ingersoll. Seven plates in colors and other illustrations.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alaskan_bird-life_as_depicted_by_many_writers_(6289017308).jpg

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.

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