26 EGG CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
274.  Brewer’s Blackbird — SCOLECOPHAGUS CYANOCEPHALUS. Dull 
greenish-white, with numerous streaks and blotches of dark brown, in 
some the markings are very large and of a lighter shade, in others smaller, 
but so numerous as to conceal the ground-color; four or five;.1, by .72, v. 
Nests in low trees. Great Central Plains to the Pacific. 
275.  Great-tailed Grackle—QuiIscALUS MACRURUS. Pale gray or rusty, 
with irregular black marks, stripes, lines and spots; four; 1.30 by .90. 
Nests in the highest trees. Mexico and Central America—Eastern Texas. 
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277.  Boat-tailed Grackle—QuliscaLus Major. Brownish- drab, some 
tinged with olive, others with green, marked with irregular lines ‘and 
blotches of brown and black; five; 1.28 by .g5. Nests in tall reeds and 
in high trees in the vicinity of water. South Atlantic and Gulf States of N. A. 
278. Purple Grackle —QuISCALUS PURPUREUS. Light greenish-white, 
with large dashes and irregular streaks of black and brown, in some chiefly 
at the larger end; in others the ground-color is of a rusty-brown, these are 
marked chiefly about the larger end with cloudy blotches of the same 
color; four to six; 1.25 by .go. Nests in trees and bushes. 
Atlantic Coast of* United States. 
278a. Florida Grackle—QuISCALUS PURPUREUS AGL&US. Similar to 
those of the preceding species; 1.17 by .85. Nesting habits similar. 
Florida. 
2780. Bronzed Grackle—QuISCALUS PURPUREUS ENEUS. Light green- 
ish or smoky blue, with irregular lines, dots, blotches and scrawls distribu- 
ted over the surface; four to six; 1.13 by .83. *Nests in bushes and. 
high trees. Mississippi region of U.S. 
280. American Raven—cORVUS CORAX CARNIVORLUS. Light green, 
with dots and blotches of purple and purplish-brown, in some chiefly at 
the larger end, in others scattered over the entire egg; six; 2. by 1.30. 
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281. White-necked Raven—corvus cryproLeucus. Light green, 
marked with fine dots of purple, brown and lilac; four to six; 1.85 by 
1.25. Nesting habits similar to those of the preceding species. 
Valley of the Rio’ Grande and Gila 
282. Common Crow—corRVUS FRUGIVORUS. Light sea-green, more 
or less thickly spotted and blotched with dark-brown, almost black, with 
purplish reflections; these are chiefly about the larger end, but great vari- 
ations exist both in ground-color and markings; four to six; 1.50 by 1.15. 
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