. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Head and breast, chocolate brown ; icsc of phmiage, glossy black. Cow Bird. Molothrtis ater {maleSee No. 371. FAMILY iOTERID^. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, MEADOW LARKS, ETC. 221 General plumage, gray ; palest on tlie tliroafc. Cow Bird. Molothrus atir (frmalc). See No. 871. Throat, yellow ; belly, black ; adiill males have the entiVe head yellow ; femalesand immaturt hinls liavf tlie erowii often ])lackish. Yellow=headed Blackbird. Xanthocephalus xanthoccplialns (female).See No. Throat and belly, yellow; li
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Head and breast, chocolate brown ; icsc of phmiage, glossy black. Cow Bird. Molothrtis ater {maleSee No. 371. FAMILY iOTERID^. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, MEADOW LARKS, ETC. 221 General plumage, gray ; palest on tlie tliroafc. Cow Bird. Molothrus atir (frmalc). See No. 871. Throat, yellow ; belly, black ; adiill males have the entiVe head yellow ; femalesand immaturt hinls liavf tlie erowii often ])lackish. Yellow=headed Blackbird. Xanthocephalus xanthoccplialns (female).See No. Throat and belly, yellow; lireast, with more oi- less hlaek. Meadow Lark. SturnelJa No. 375. General plumage, dark slate or brownish slate color; undcrparts. inclining to plmiiheous. Rusty Blackbird. ScolecoplKU/nti camJinus {female) (adult in snmmrr) See No. 381. 222 K?:y TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Group 4. Wing, to inches long First primary, not short; base of bill, dividing the feathers of the fore=head ; nostrils, exposed ; outer tail feathers, shorter than middle feathers.
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