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PASSIORES. CSC'INES. 



ICTERIDAE. 



2oS. DoLicnoNYX oRYZivoRis d.inn^') Swainson. 



Bobolink; Butter-bird; May -bird; Meadow- wink; Reed-bird; 

 Rice-bird; Skunk blackbird. 



Cliapinau. llaiulh. l)ir(l.s ra.st. No. AiiuT., IM)'), p. 201; Auk, 

 ISO.'i. vol. 10, 1)1. 7. E<;f;. Hnidin'. lS\)o, vol. 2. pi. 0, fi«;s. 1. 2. 

 Frill ff ilia ori/ziroru Linii^, Sy.st. nut., e<l. 10, IToS, vol. 1, ]i. 17'.>. 



"in ClHA,. . . .KEMINAE SOL.\K DE.SCE.NDINT I\ ( ' AHOI.IXAM." 



(ira.s.sy incadow.s; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Conunon migrant and local .suinincr rcsith lit. May 1- 

 Sopt. IT). Egg.s, Juni' f)-15. 



N. II. — Common migrant and .summer resident at lower eleva- 

 tions. May 1-Sej)t. 23. 



Vt. — Common migrant and summer resident. Hggs, June 1. 



Ma.ss. — Common migrant and summer resident. {A|)ril 27) 

 May 1-S<'|)t. 29. F:ggs, June 1-S. 



U. I. — Common migrant and summer resident. May lO-Scpt, 

 25. Kggs, May 30-Jinie 8. 



Conn. — Connnon migrant and suiiiiiur resident. May 7-Sept. 

 o. Kggs, June o. 



2oi). Moi.oTniu".s ATER (Boildaert) Gray. 



Cowbird; Clodhopper; Cow blackbird; Cow bunting; Lazy- 

 bird ; Shiney-eye . 



Qriolus ater Bo<ld.. 'I'ahl. d. planch, enlum. d'hist. nal., 1783, 

 p. -37. Deseri|Jtion in liulFon: "AMfeRiQUE." 



Molothru.s pecoris Gmel. Auduhon, Hinis of Amer.. 1.S42, 

 vol. 1. ].. IC. ].!. 212. Egg. Hendire. 1S9.5, vol. 2, pi. 0, figs. 3-4. 



( )p»'n country; lays eggs in nests of other small birds. 



Me. — Conimon migrant and summer resident. Mar. 19-Oet. 

 13 (Dee. 27). Eggs, May 2a-June 2. 



X. H. — Tneommon summer resident in southern part; rare 

 winter nsident. Mar. 2.") Oct. 2 (winter). Eggs, .lune 1. 



