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Early European settlers in North America saw a red-feathered songbird, and, noting its resemblance to the red vestments of the Roman clergy, called them Cardinals. In 1758, Carl Linnaeus gave them the formal scientific name of "Loxia cardinalis".
May 6, 2025, 4:42 PM
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