. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. PUBPLE GBACKLE. 511. Quiscalus quiscula. 12 inches. Male with purple head and greenish back; female brownish gray. All the Grackles are very similar in appearance, the colors varying with different individuals of the same species. Their habits are alike, too, and I consider them one of the most destructive of our birds, Notes.—A harsh "tchack," and a squeaky song. West.—Of sticks and twigs, usually in pines in the North and bushes in the South. Four eggs, pale bluish gray with black scraw
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. PUBPLE GBACKLE. 511. Quiscalus quiscula. 12 inches. Male with purple head and greenish back; female brownish gray. All the Grackles are very similar in appearance, the colors varying with different individuals of the same species. Their habits are alike, too, and I consider them one of the most destructive of our birds, Notes.—A harsh "tchack," and a squeaky song. West.—Of sticks and twigs, usually in pines in the North and bushes in the South. Four eggs, pale bluish gray with black scrawls ( x .80). Range.—Eastern U. S., breeding north to Mass. Sub-species.—511a. Florida Grackle (aglseus), slightly smaller. 511b. Bronzed Grackle (seneus, with a purple head and usually a brassy back. Eastern U. breeding north to Labrador and Manitoba. BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE. 513. Megaquiscalus major. 15 inches. Similar in color to the last but much larger, and hav- ing the same habits. Eggs also larger ( x .95). Southeastern U. S. The Great-tailed Grackle (ma- crouruE). foisud in Texas, is stiU Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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