Scott Ray wrote:
> For a close comparison of the uncommon sinistral beak of a Red Crossbill
> with the more common dextral beak, see the cover of Birding, December 1995.

Just a caveat - how many times do pictures get copied the wrong way
round? Or even on purpose, as it fits the overall layout better?
I found a (cheap) little booklet called 'Shorebirds of North America' (or
similar) with a frontispice of Hilbre Is, Dee Estuary, England ( it
must be cheap if they do not find a suitable picture from the area
covered) which is the mirror image.
Don't try to find your way across the tidal flats by this picture.

Reto Riesen
Dept.Chemistry, UBC
Vancouver B.C.
riesenr at chem.ubc.ca