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- Agelalns tricolor Bonaparte, Geog. and Comp. List, 1838,29. — Audubox, Synopsis, 

 1839, 141; Birds Am., oct. ed., iv, 1842, 27, pi. 214.— Gambel, Journ. Ac. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., 2d ser., i, 1847, 48 (California; notes); Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1847, 204 (do. ).— Heermann, Journ. Ao. Nat. Sd. Phila., 2d ser., 

 ii, 1852, 268 (near Sha.sta City, n. California; habits); Rep. Pacific R. R. 

 Surv., X, pt. iv, 1859, 53 (Suisun Valley, n. California; habits; descr. nest 

 and eggs). — Woodiiouse, Rep. Sitgreaves' Expl. Zuni and Col. R., 1853, 

 80 (San Jose Valley, California). — Newberry, Rep. Pacific R. R. Surv., vi, 



1857, 86 (Klamath Basin, Oregon). — Baird, Rep. Pacific R. R. Surv., ix, 



1858, 530; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, no. 403; (?) Rep. U. S. and Mex. Bound. 

 Surv., ii, pt. 2, 1859, 18 (Colorado R., California, Dec). — Xantus, Proc. Ac. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 192 (Fort Tejon, California).— Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1866, 10 (monogr.).— Cooper, Urn. Cal., 1870, 265.— Baikd, 

 Brewer, and Ridgway, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1874, 165, pi. 33, figs. 5, 6, 7. — 

 American Ornithologists' Union, Check List, 1886, no. 500. — Anthony, 

 Auk, iii, 1886, 167 (Beaverton and Wapita Lake, Washington Co., w. Ore- 

 gon). — Morco.m, Bull. Ridgw. Orn. Club, no. 2, 1887, 47 (San Gorgonio, San 

 Bernardino Co., s. California, winter and May 26). — Emerson, Bull. Cal. Ac. 

 Sci., no. 7, 1887, 428 (Poway, San Diego Co., s. California). — Bendire, Life 

 Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1895, 456, pi. 6, figs. 18, 19 (eggs).— Nehrling, Our 

 Native Birds, etc., ii, 1896, 257. — Grinnell, Pub. ii, Pasadena Ac. Sci., 1898, 

 33 (Los Angeles Co., California, resident). — -Ridgway", Proc. Wash. Ac. Sci., 

 iii, 1901, 154 (range).— Bari,ow, Condor, iii, 1901, 168 (Lake Tahoe, Cali- 

 fornia, breeding). 



AgeUeus tricolor Cooper, Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., 1875, 9 (Saticoy, t-alifornia; descr. 

 eggs). — Ridgway, Orn. 40th Parallel, 1877, 505 (Sacramento, California); 

 Noin. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 262.— Coues, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 318.— 

 Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Spec. Wheeler's Surv., 1876, 249 (Santa Clara Valley 

 and Santa Barbara, California; habits).— Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 i, 1879, 421 (Stockton, California, Mar. 22 and Apr. 5).— Sclater, Ibis, 1884, 

 ' 11 (monogr.); Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xi, 1886, 342 (Santa Barbara and Stock- 

 ton, California). 



A{gel<tius'] tricolor Bonaparte, Consp. Av., i, 1850, 430. — Ridgway, Man. N. Am. 

 Birds, 1887, 371. 



Algelwusl tricolor Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 404. 



[Agelieag plucniceti-'i.'] Xar. tricolor Coves, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 156. 



Agela:'us pfueniceus . . . var. tricolor Coves, Check List, 1873, no. 212 b. 



\_Agelseus phoeniccusi d. tricolor Coues, Birds N. W., 1874, 186 (synonymy). 



AoELAIUS GUBERNATOR GUBERNATOR { Wagler). 

 BICOLORES BLACKBIRD. 



Similar to A. p/ueniceus j>/ia'n /'ceKS, but adult male with middle wing- 

 coverts black or with black tips; the adult female with under parts of 

 body uniform black or sooty and upper parts nearly or quite uniform 

 dusky; wing and tarsus longer, tail, bill, and middle toe shorter. 



Adult mule. — Uniform deep black, wdth a faint bluish green gloss 

 in certain lights; lesser wing-coverts rich poppy red or vermilion; 

 middle covei-ts black, or (if not entirel}' black) at least ])roadly tipped 

 with black, the basal portion tawny-buff or ochraceous; bill, legs, and 

 feet l)lack; iris brown. 



