RF2HGT60W–Silver Bills having meeting on a wall and basking
RM2KFJ3CX–common rosefinch
RF2J7YC96–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RM2D9YHB2–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RFJ05XAX–British Birds
RMB9D2NN–White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RF2WBRJK6–Finch Bird Isolated Coloring Page for Kids
RMKK4X2B–Male Bullfinche feeding.
RM2AGAHPA–. Wild life of orchard and field;. nce I hadnot noted before, evidently new - comers. Therewere song-sparrows with black ephods; the big-headed white-throats, and their brethren with thejaunty caps of black and white; the chestnut-crowned tree-sparrows; a goldfinch, still wearinghis dull winter suit; a whole host of snow-birds,in white waistcoats with ivory bills and pink stock-ings; nuthatches, chickadees, and, most beautifulof all, the purple finch. This last is one of our most confiding and pret-ty birds, looking as if he had plunged his crestedhead deep into the juice of dead-ripe strawber
RM2HJH8G2–American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea Aurora, Missouri, United States 5 February 2007 Adult Passerellidae
RMTRDN8K–Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus ferghanensis, Carpodacus ferghanensis), male perching on a twig and singing, Kyrgyzstan
RFBR04X3–Male White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RMEBK4YT–chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), searching food at birch trunk, United Kingdom, Scotland, Cairngorms National Park
RF2REXB2T–cardinal
RM2B178RC–hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), male at watering place, Netherlands, Overijssel, Lemelerberg
RM2KFJ3DF–common rosefinch
RM2B1CKXE–western greenfinch (Carduelis chloris, Chloris chloris), male feeding his female, side view, Netherlands, Overijssel, Lemelerberg
RM2D9YH5J–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RM2RKNN26–common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), sitting on the ground, calling, French Polynesia
RMB9D4XG–Female White winged Crossbill
RM2TCDP54–White-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera, Loxia leucoptera leucoptera), female sitting on the ground, foraging on pine cones., USA, Massachusetts
RMKK4XE2–Male Bullfinche feeding.
RMTR686H–linnet (Carduelis cannabina, Acanthis cannabina), female with nesting material in the bill, Germany
RF2J7YC8G–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RM2CP7HMP–. Stories about birds of land and water . commonas the blackbird and the thrush are with us—and there only are they found. THE GOLDFINCH. There is a family of bright, cheerful, active little birds, that are favouriteswith everybody. They have short, thick, and very strong bills, that areemployed without ceasing from morning till night. Both parts of the beakare thick alike, and exactly the same size, so that when the bill is closed itlooks like a short cone, and it opens very wide. Some of the family have beaks as large as their heads ; but these aretropical relations of our own finch, and are
RFBR03NP–Female White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXB26–cardinal
RM2KFJ3D1–common rosefinch
RM2D9YH8R–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RMB9D2T9–White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RMKK4XGC–Male Bullfinche feeding.
RMTR686F–linnet (Carduelis cannabina, Acanthis cannabina), female with nesting material in the bill, Germany
RF2J7YCEB–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RM2CNEBYK–. The bird; its form and function . ^ is the billof the species designed for a special method of procuringfood, but the bills of the two sexes are very different inform and use, and complement each others methods.Concerning the peculiar use of the bill in the Huia birds,. Fig. 193.—Bill of Purple Finch and Crossbill compared; the latter specializedfor extracting seeds from pine-cones. Professor Newton writes: Its favourite food is the grubof a timber-boring beetle, and the male bird with his shortstout bill attacks the more decayed portions of the wood,and chisels out his prey, while the femal
RFBR04MX–Male White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXC8X–cardinal
RM2KFJ3DJ–common rosefinch
RM2D9YH5W–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RMB9D33F–Female White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RMKK4X9T–Male Bullfinche feeding.
RMTR686G–linnet (Carduelis cannabina, Acanthis cannabina), female with nesting material in the bill, Germany
RF2J7YCF0–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RM2CPR3HY–. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals, with notes on physiography and life zones . From Handbook of Western Birds. Fig. 75.—Cassin purpli finch.. Copyright by 11. & E. Pittumu. Fig. 70.—Crossbills. BIRDS. 173 18 ill the wooded basin below the chalet at Graiiile Park goingaround from tree top to tree top in search of the cones whose seedstheir sharply pointed crossed bills enable them to extract with dex-terity. The metallic kmip />im^) of the crossbills was heard in anumber of places—Many (xlaciers, Going-to-the-Sun Camp, Black-feet Glacier Amphitheater, Waterton Lake, Reynol
RFBR03ET–Female White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXC98–cardinal
RM2KFJ3C4–common rosefinch
RMERJA9K–common chaffinch
RM2D9YH83–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RFB9D2YW–Female White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RMERC27J–greenfinch
RMKK4X6J–Male Bullfinche feeding.
RF2J7YCER–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RMB6FGXE–hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), sitting on a branch, Germany
RF2J6X63R–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RM2CP6BM0–. The natural history of birds . Finch. The crossbills form a very curious exception tothe bills of this order of birds, as will be seen in the BILL OF THE FINCH. 189 following figure of the common crossbill (Loxia cur-virostra), which is of the natural size, and taken froma dissection by Mr. Yarrel, to whom we are indebtedfor the original and the best account of this curiousorgan, and the mode of its action. Fig. ]. Fig. 2. «. Crossbill. Figure l,is a profile of the bill, with the skull andthe principal muscles. The one marked a, and situatedin the posterior part of the skull, is articulated
RFBR026M–Female White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXC9K–cardinal
RM2D9YH7T–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RMB9D2WY–White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RMERC2CP–Eurasian siskin
RMKK4XM9–Male Bullfinche feeding.
RMB6F85K–hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), sitting on a branch, Germany
RF2J6X66C–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RMRN4W2G–. Animal life in the Yosemite; an account of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians in a cross-section of the Sierra Nevada. Zoology. Fig. 52. Bills of (a) Cassin Purple Finch, (fe) California Evening Grosbeak, and (c) Sierra Nevada Eosy Finch, from above. Natural size. The Eosy Finch remains in the cold high country throughout the winter and is well provided with a '' snow-mask'' over the nostrils. or junco from below. No one is contesting with him for possession. The following typical experience, recorded on the spot by the senior author, gives an idea of some of the peculiarities of t
RFBR06XE–Female White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXC93–cardinal
RM2D9YHAN–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RMB9D2EN–White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RF2J6X660–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RMRN4W7W–. Animal life in the Yosemite; an account of the mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians in a cross-section of the Sierra Nevada. Zoology. Fig. 52. Bills of (o) Cassin Purple Finch, (h) California Evening Grosbeak, and (c) Sierra Nevada Rosy Finch, from above. Natural size. The Eosy Finch remains in the cold high country throughout the winter and is well provided with a "snow-mask" over the nostrils. or junco from below. No one is contesting with him for possession. The following typical experience, recorded on the spot by the senior author, gives an idea of some of the peculiaritie
RFBR0217–Male White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXB2W–cardinal
RM2D9YH8F–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RFB9D2TR–Female White winged Crossbill
RMERC3FJ–European greenfinch
RMM598EA–Siskin
RMB6FGW8–hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), sitting on a branch, Germany
RF2J6X64B–Indian Silverbills (Lonchura malabarica) bird perching on the branch of tree.
RMRE4AGR–. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Beaks and Bills 249 natives of New Zealand — in which not only is the bill of the species designed for a special method of procuring food, but the bills of the two sexes are verj^ different in form and use, and complement each other's methods. Concerning the peculiar use of the bill in the Huia birds,. Fig. 193.— Bill of Purple Finch and Crossbill compared; the latter specialized for extracting seeds from pine-cones. Professor Newton writes: "Its favourite food is the grub of a timber-boring beetle, and the male bird with his short stout bill atta
RFBR03J9–Male White-winged Crossbill Feeding on Spruce Cones
RF2REXC90–cardinal
RM2D9YHB4–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
RFB9D2X5–White winged Crossbill eating seeds from Hemlock cones which have fallen to the ground
RM2D9YHB9–Goldfinch perched on Teasel
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