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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Throat and underparts, yellow; breast, with more or less Diack ; crown 

 brownish black, with butt wliilc stripe iu centre. 



Meadow Lark. 



Stururlla magna. 

 See No. 370. 



Section 2. The following species have no yellow on the 



underparts. 



Underparts, heavily streaked with black; throat, tinged with tawny. 



Red=winged Blackbird. 



Agelaius pha-xicetis Q'emale). 

 See No. 373. 



Underparts, black, generally with more 

 or less I't'athei's tii)i)('dwith dull white; 

 crown, t)laik; back of the neck, 

 tawny ; tail feathers, very pointed. 



Bobolink. 



Dolichoinjx oryzivorus. 

 See No. ?70. 



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Head and throat, brown ; rest of 

 plumage, glossy greeni&h black. 



^^ Cow Bird. 



^"^ Jlolothrus atcr (malp). 



See No. 371. 



Underparts, brownish gray ; upper 



I)arts, pale grayish brown. 



Cow Bird. 



Molothrus ater {female)- 

 See No. 371. 



