red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) Date 1821.
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Author George Graves
Full title British ornithology : being the history, with a coloured representation, of every known species of British birds /
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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.
