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General plumage, black, more or less streaked and marked with buff, brown, and 

 dull white; traces of more or less red on the shoulder (lesser wing coverts). 



Red-winged Blackbird. 

 Agelaius phceniceus, and races (immature"). 

 See No. 373. 



Adult birds entirely dull black ; no red shoulder patch. 

 Immature birds have the upper parts more or less brown, 

 and the feathers on the underparts, tipped with rusty 

 brown. Rusty Blackbird. 



Scolecophat/iiit carolinus (male, and immature). 

 See No. 381. 



General plumage, dark slate or brownish slate color ; underparts, plumbeous 

 slate color. Rusty Blackbird. 



Scolecophagus carolinus (female, in summer). 

 See No. 381. 



General plumage, black, glossed on the head with purplish or violet black ; 



the back and underparts, tinged with metallic green; no red on shoulder. 

 Western species rare in Eastern United States. 



Brewer's Blackbird. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (male). 

 See No. 382. 



Throat, yellow; belly, black; amount of yellow on head varies according to 

 age and season. 



Yellow- headed Blackbird. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (female). 

 See No. 372. 



