. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ill I 102 RUSTY BLACKBIRD the nesting season identification is simple, for the female Ked-vvings are with their gorgeously epau- letted mates in the marshes; the Cowbirds are. Fio. 42. Bill of Cowbird. Fk). 4:5. Bill of Meiulowlaik. wandering about the pastures with the cows; and the liusty Blackbirds have disappeared to their northern homes. Major Bendire says that the Rusty Grackle " is much more of a forest-loving sjiecies than the other Blackbirds, and during the breeding season it ai)i)ears to be fa
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ill I 102 RUSTY BLACKBIRD the nesting season identification is simple, for the female Ked-vvings are with their gorgeously epau- letted mates in the marshes; the Cowbirds are. Fio. 42. Bill of Cowbird. Fk). 4:5. Bill of Meiulowlaik. wandering about the pastures with the cows; and the liusty Blackbirds have disappeared to their northern homes. Major Bendire says that the Rusty Grackle " is much more of a forest-loving sjiecies than the other Blackbirds, and during the breeding season it ai)i)ears to be far less gregarious. Its favorite haunts in the Adirondacks are the swampy and heavily wooded shores of the many little moun- tain lakes and ponds found everywhere in this region, and here it spends the season of repro- duction in comparative ; In winter, the Major says, the liusty Blackbirds may be seen occasionally about barns and stock- yards, usually by themselves, but sometimes in company with other Blackbirds. He observes that their mode of flight resembles that of the Red-wing, and that " when feeding, while moving along, the rearmost fly over the others and alight again in the front ranks. Their notes are much • ). 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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