red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Query: Crossbill

Result: 38^th of 114

Subject:	red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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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 (1927) (16768498671).jpg

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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

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
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/16768498671/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/accompmanua01unse/#page/n64/mode/1up
Author Internet Archive Book Images
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: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_(1927)_(16768498671).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.

Crossbill
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