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red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
| Subject: | red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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Upload Date: 2017:03:06 16:51:58
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Description
English: Crossbill skull and jaw anatomy from Yarrell's History of British Birds 1843 (detail)
Date 1843
Source own scan of History of British Birds, published by John Van Voorst, 1843
Author William Yarrell (author); Alexander Fussell (drawing); John Thompson (engraving)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crossbill_skull_and_jaw_anatomy_from_Yarrell_History_of_British_Birds_1843_(detail).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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