218 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 
Throat and underparts, yellow; breast, with more or less biack; crown 
brownish black, with buff white stripe in centre. 
Meadow Lark. 
Sturnella magna. 
See No. 370. 
Section 2. The following species have no yellow on the 
underparts. 
Underparts, heavily streaked with plack; throat, tinged with tawny. 
Red-winged Blackbird. 
Agelaius pheniceus (female). 
See No. 373. 
Underparts, black, generally with more 
or less feathers tipped with dull white ; 
crown, black; back of the neck, 
tawny ; tail feathers, very pointed. 
Bobolink. 
Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 
See No. 270. 
Head and throat, brown; rest of 
plumage, glossy greenish black. 
Cow Bird. 
Molothrus ater (male). 
See No. 371. 
Underparts, brownish gray ; upper 
parts, pale grayish brown. 
Cow Bird. 
Molothrus ater ( female)- 
See No. 371 
