. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. 498. Agelaius phceniceus. 9^ inches. Male black, with scarlet and buff shoulders; female brownish black above and streaked below. Nearly all our ponds or wet meadows have their pair or colony of Blackbirds. Note.—A harsh cack; a pleasing liquid song, '*conk- err-ee," given with much bowing and spreading of the wings and tail. Nest.—Usually at low elevations in bushes, in swamps or around the edges of ponds, or frequently on the ground or on hummocks in wet pastures. The n
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. 498. Agelaius phceniceus. 9^ inches. Male black, with scarlet and buff shoulders; female brownish black above and streaked below. Nearly all our ponds or wet meadows have their pair or colony of Blackbirds. Note.—A harsh cack; a pleasing liquid song, '*conk- err-ee," given with much bowing and spreading of the wings and tail. Nest.—Usually at low elevations in bushes, in swamps or around the edges of ponds, or frequently on the ground or on hummocks in wet pastures. The nest is made of woven grasses and rushes, and is usually partial- ij suspended from the rim wdien placed in bushes. The three to five eggs are bluish white, scrawled, chiefly around the large end, with blackish ( x .70). Range.—East of the Rockies, breeding north to Mani- toba and New Brunswick; winters in southern U. S. Sub-species.—498b. Bahaman Redwing (bryanti). 498c. Florida Redwing (floridanus). 6. 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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