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General plumage, gray ; palest on the throat. 



Cow Bird. 



MoJothrus a(>< r (female), 

 See No. 371. 



Throat, yellow ; belly, black ; adult males have the entire head yellow; females 

 and immature birds have the crown often blackish. 



Yellow=headed Blackbird. 



Xanthocephalus xanthoccphalus (female). 

 See No. 372. 



Throat and belly, yellow ; breast, with more or less black. 



Meadow Lark. 



Sturnella mni/ii 

 See No. 375. 



General plumage, dark slate or brownish slate color; undcrparts, inc-lining to 



plumbeous. 



Rusty Blackbird. 



Scolecuphayus carolinus (female) (adult in. 

 See No. 381. 



