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| In accordance with the policy to alternate definitive postage stamps
on a regular basis, a new 60-won stamps featuring the Chinese grosbeak,
or Eophona migratoria revealed on March 15, 2002 in replacement of the
60-won 'Squirrel' definitives, which have been in use since December 19,
1994.
The Eophona migratoria, known for its beautiful singing, is a summer
migratory bird falling under the family of Fringillidae. The birds spend
their summers in the central northern region of Korea and winter in Jeju
Island in small flocks. The bird is approximately 18.5cm long and the females
are slighter lighter in color than their male counterparts. The color of
the feathers in female birds slighterly differ from the males : while the
head and lower back of the male birds are black, the female birds have
a grayish chest and light grayish stomach. Eophona migratoria which usually
take up residence in urban surroundings, broad-leaved trees and needle-leaved
forests, live on insects in summertime, and seeds and cereals in winter.
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Original information and image from Korea
Post Museum
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