Zeri-zeri doeng-doeng-doeng—hist-hist.
Its call is sok, sok.
The firwoods of our Hungarian mountains contain plenty of these birds.
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These interesting birds, the Crossbills, nest in many parts north of the Solway, and southwards may be seen in September in flocks or parties, wandering about in suitable districts in search of food. In the young birds, the bill, or rather the mandibles, are not crossed, and the beautiful crimson colour in the male is not seen the first year. A greenish-orange replaces this in the
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