. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . grayishor grayish white, speckled with pale cinnamon brown and occasion-ally with a few fine irregular lines of black, and measure about .71 inches. Genus AGELAIUS Vieill. 226. Agelaius phceniceus (Linn.). Red-winged Blackbird. Disir.: Eastern United States and southern British provinces,except the Gulf coast and Florida; west to the great plains. Adult male: General plumage, glossy black; lesser wing coverts,scarlet red, bordered with buffy white, forming a brilliant red shoul-der patch; bill and legs, black. Adult female: Upper plumage, rusty bro
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . grayishor grayish white, speckled with pale cinnamon brown and occasion-ally with a few fine irregular lines of black, and measure about .71 inches. Genus AGELAIUS Vieill. 226. Agelaius phceniceus (Linn.). Red-winged Blackbird. Disir.: Eastern United States and southern British provinces,except the Gulf coast and Florida; west to the great plains. Adult male: General plumage, glossy black; lesser wing coverts,scarlet red, bordered with buffy white, forming a brilliant red shoul-der patch; bill and legs, black. Adult female: Upper plumage, rusty brown and black; the ex-posed portion of the feathers of the back being black edged with rusty;a buffy stripe over the eye; under parts, dull white or buffy white,streaked with black; wing, dark brown, edged with buff; tail, darkbrown. Male: Length, about ; wing, to ; tail, ; bill,.80 to .92. Female: Length, about 8; wing, to ; tail, ; bill,.68 to .80. 556 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol.
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