. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 146 KEY AND DESCRIPTION among cattle and horses. Their notes are harsh and not in the least musical. Length, 9-11 ; wing, SJ (4i-5|) ; tail, 4J ; culmen, }. Western North America, from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Texas to the Pacific ; wintering in the Southern States and southward, accidental in some of the Atlantic States. 4. Red-winged Blackbird. (498. Agelahis phaeniceus). — A very common, middle-sized blackbird, with the bend of the wing bright red. The red of t
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 146 KEY AND DESCRIPTION among cattle and horses. Their notes are harsh and not in the least musical. Length, 9-11 ; wing, SJ (4i-5|) ; tail, 4J ; culmen, }. Western North America, from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Texas to the Pacific ; wintering in the Southern States and southward, accidental in some of the Atlantic States. 4. Red-winged Blackbird. (498. Agelahis phaeniceus). — A very common, middle-sized blackbird, with the bend of the wing bright red. The red of the wing shades off to a buff. The fe- male is a speckled or streaky brown. The back is made up of rusty, buffy, and black, and the under parts are of black and white. These birds are usually seen in flocks in reedy marshes and meadows. In the early spring, the males and females are found in separate com- panies. The notes are a rich and clear con-. Bed-winged Blackbird qua-ree-e. In July, after the short nesting season, these birds again gather in flocks which usually contain several of the different species of blackbirds. (Swamp Blackbird.) Length, 7|-10 ; wing, 3f-5 ; tail, 2|-4 ; tarsus, 1 ; culmen, |-1. North America north to Great Slave Lake; breeding nearly throughout, and win- tering mainly in the Southern States. The Sonoran Redwing (498". A. p. longirdstris) of southern Texas, California, and northern Mexico aver- ages a little larger, has a smaller bill, and the female is lighter colored,— especially the lower parts, which are mainly white, with fewer dusky markings. The Bahaman Redwing (498''. A. p. bryanti) of southern Florida and the Bahamas averages a little smaller and has a larger bill. In this variety the culmen of the jnale is a full inch in length, and the female has the crown marked with a pale medium Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and a
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