Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 1783
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 70v
Notes:
This bird was one of six species in the genus Loxia, the finch family. Pictured here is the red crossbill Loxia curvirostra, one of the species found in North America.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Du Simitière's Common Name:
Crossbill
Current Common Name:
Red crossbill
Current Scientific Name
Loxia curvirostra
