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Zool., ii, 1871, 291 (e. Florida, winter). — Harting, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 

 1871, 114 (Arctic Am.). — Maynard, Proc. Bost. Soc, xiv, 1872, 375 (Lake 

 Umbagog and McGalloway valley, Maine, and White Mts., New Hamp- 

 shire, breeding); Birds E. N. Am., 1881, 146.— Snow, Birds Kansas, 1873, 8 

 (e. Kansas, migr. ). — Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 

 1874, 203, pi. 35, fig. 4.— Brewer, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvii, 1875, 442 

 (n. New England, breeding). — Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iii, 1878, 

 176 (Upton, Maine; descr. young). — Brown, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iv, 1879, 

 10 (Coosada, Alabama, winter). — Kumlien, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 15, 

 1879, 78 (off n. coast Newfoundland, Oct.). — Ridgway, Nom. N. Am. Birds, 



1881, no. 273.— Chamberlain, Bull. no. 1, Nat. Hist. Soc. N. B., 1882, 42 

 (New Brunswick, summer res.). — Nehrling, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii, 



1882, 167 (Harris Co., Texas, Mar.).— Nelson, Cruise "Corwin" in 1881 

 (1883), 73 (e. shores Bering Sea).— Finsch, Journ. fiir Orn., 1883, 271 

 (Portage Bay, Alaska, May 10). — McLenegan, Cruise "Corwin," 1884, 116 

 (Kowak R., etc., Alaska, breeding). — Turner, Proc. TJ. S. Nat. Mus., viii, 

 1885, 241 (FortChimo, Ungava, breeding).— Banks, Auk, ii, 1885, 106 (near 

 St. Johns, New Brunswick, breeding; descr. nest and eggs). — Bicknell, 

 Auk, ii, 1885, 252 (song). 



IScolecophagus'] ferrugineus Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 160. 



S[colecophagus] ferrugmeus Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 411. 



[^Scolecophagus] wig'er Bonaparte, Consp. Ay., i, 1850, 423. 



Sc\_olecophiigus] rngfer Cabaisjis, Mus. Hein., i, 1851, 195. 



[Oriolus] fuscus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 393 (based on Brown-headed Oriole 

 Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 259). 



\_Turdus\ hudsonius Gmelin,- Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 818 (based on Hudsonian Thrush 

 Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 204, = autumnal female?). 



[Tardus] noveboracensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 818 (based on New York 

 Thrush Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 205, = autumnal male?). 



[Turdus'] labradorius Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 832 (based on Labrador Thrush 

 Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 206, = spring or summer male). — Latham, Index 

 Orn., i, 1790, 342. 



{^Oriolusl leucocephalus Latham, Index Orn., i, 1790, 175. 



Oracula quiscida var. Latham, Index Orn., i, 1790, 191. 



'^Xavihocephalus xanthocephalus" Warren (O. B.), Auk, xii, 1895, 191 (n. Mich- 

 igan; see Warren, Auk, xv, 1898, 193). 



Pendulinus ater YiEHjhOT, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., v, 1816, 320. 



Chlalcophanesl viresce-ns Wagler, Syst. Av., 1827, App. Oriolus, sp. 9. 



SCOLECOPHAGUS CYANOCEPHALUS (Wagler). 

 BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. 



Admit male in summer. — Entirel}^ black, the head and neck strong-ly 

 glossed with violet, the rest of the plumage with bluish green; ])ill, 

 legs, and feet black; iris pale yellow or yellowish white. 



Adult male in winter. — Similar to the summer plumage, but more 

 highly glossed. (Some specimens, doubtless j^ounger birds, have the 

 feathers of the back indistinctly margined terminally with grayish 

 brown, those of the chest with pale bully grayish.) 



Immature male in first winter. — Similar to the adult male, but 



