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KEY TO TIII: 



i:\si I:I;N \OUTH AMKUICA. 



Throat and underparts, yellow; breast, with more or less black ; crown 

 lipiu ni-h Muck, \\ith Imll \\liite stripe in centre. 



Meadow Lark. 



Sturm ll'i imi'imi. 

 See No. :570. 



Section 2. The following species have no yellow on the 



underparts. 



Underparts, heavily streaked with ulack ; throat, tinged with tawny. 



Red-winged Blackbird. 



ill* j'll'i ///'<< II* (/(' 



No. .'5":i. 



Underparts, black, irrncnilly \vitli more 

 or lf IcalhtT- tipped with dull \vhi;c: 

 i- row n, lihu-k; back of the neck, 

 tawny ; tail feathers, very pointed. 



Bobolink. 



No. l'7(). 



Head and throat, brown ; rest of 

 plnin:i^e, glossy greenish black. 



Cow Bird. 



Mulathrttx 'it* r (m<il< ). 

 See No. :571. 



Underparts, brownish gray ; upper 

 p;irt<. pale grayish hrowii. 



Cow Bird. 



tx at' r ( 

 S,-.- N.). :i7' 



