IS AMERICAN W H I T E - W I N G E D CROSSBILL.
with yellowish green. Chin, throat, and breast above, greenish gre\
s t r e a k e d with blackish lines, and on the middle whitish, with sonu
yellow; back, greenish grey, on the lower part pale yellow. Tin
wings are b a r r e d with white as in the male.
I n the young, the bill is dark horn-colour towards the point, th<
upper mandible very much compressed, the lower one is rathe]
lighter in colour; iris, dark hazel; head, crown, neck on the back
and nape, dull greenish grey, mottled with a darker tint on tin
c e n t r e of each feather. Chin, throat, and breast, lighter grey, the
feathers streaked with dusky brown. Back, on the lower part tingei!
with greenish yellow. Greater and lesser wing coverts, dull black,
t i p p e d with white, forming two conspicuous bars across the wings;
primaries and secondaries, dusky black, with narrow lighter-coloi
e d g e s ; tertiaries, dusky black, edged and t i p p e d with white. The
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forked, the feathers dull black, with narrow light-coloured edges;
u n d e r tail coverts, dark at the base of the feathers with greyish
white ends. Legs, toes, and claws, d a r k brown.
The Prince of Musiirnano has described one in which the crimson
etdour was changed for light buff orange.