368 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



A- o. u. GENUS AQELAIUS. VIEILL. 



NO. 



373 (498) AGELAIUS PHO3N1CEUS. (LINN.) Red-winged Blackbird. 



Common throughout North America ; from about latitude 52 to the 

 Gulf ; replaced in southern Florida and Gulf coast of Louisiana by 

 the following race. 



374 (4986) Agelaius phceniceus bryanti. RIDGW. Bahaman Red-winged Blackbird. 



A small race, having a more slender bill, which inhabits the Bahaman 

 Islands, southern Florida, and portions of the Gulf coast to 

 Louisiana ; the females are not as heavily streaked on the under- 

 parts. 



GENUS STURNELLA. VIEILL. 



375 (501) STURNELLA MAGNA. (LiNN.) Meadow-lark. 



"Eastern United States and southern Canada to the plains; breeds 

 from the Gulf of Mexico northward." (A. O. U.) 



376 (5016) Sturnella magna neglecta. (Auo.) Western Meadow-lark. 



Western race which occurs in Illinois and Wisconsin ; it differs in having 

 the yellow of the throat extending upon the cheeks or malar region, 

 also in having the lower under tail coverts white, or nearly white, 

 not buff as in S. magna. 



GENUS ICTERUS. BRISS. 



377 (502) ICTERUS ICTERUS. (LiNN.) Troupial. 



South American species ; recorded by Audubon from South Carolina ; 

 no subsequent records for eastern North America. 



SUBGENUS PENDULINUS. VIEILL. 



378 (506) ICTERUS SPURIUS. (LiNN.) Orchard Oriole. 



Eastern United States; from northern New England, Michigan, Illinois, 

 and Dakota, to the Gulf of Mexico ; breeds throughout its summer 

 range ; winters as far south as northern South America. 



SUBGENUS YPHANTES. VIEILL. 



379 (507) ICTERUS QALBULA. (LINN.) Baltimore Oriole. 



Eastern United States ; from Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, 

 and from Ontario to the Gulf of Mexico ; wiuters south to Mexico 

 and South America. 



380 (508) ICTERUS BULLOCKI. (SWAINS.) Bullock's Oriole. 



Western species ; only once recorded from our Eastern States ; Bangor, 

 Me., one record. 



GENUS SCOLECOPHAGUS. SWAINS. 



381 (509) SCOLECOPHAGUS CAROLINUS. (MuLL.) Rusty Blackbird. 



Eastern and northern North America west to the plains ; breeds from 

 northern United States north to Labrador ; winters from Virginia 

 southward. 



