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LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 367 
Subfamily CORVINA:. Crows. 
Ny One Genus CORVUS. Linn. 
NO. 
(486a) CORVUS CORAX PRINCIPALIS. RipGw. Northern Raven. 
Northern North America; from Illinois, Michigan, Maine, etec., north- 
ward; accidental as far south as North Carolina. 
(488) CORVUS AMERICANUS. Avup. American Crow. 
North America; from Hudson Bay to Gulf of Mexico; breeds nearly 
throughout its range. 
(488a) Corvus americanus pascuus. Cours. Florida Crow. 
Florida race of the Crow, which differs in haying larger bill and feet. 
(490) CORVUS OSSIFRAGUS. Wis. Fish Crow. 
Eastern and southern United States; from Connecticut to Louisiana ; 
accidental in Massachusetts ; abundant in Georgia and Florida. 
FAMILY STURNIDAZ. Starlings. 
Genus STURNUS.  Liyy. 
(493) STURNUS VULGARIS. Lriyn. Starling. 
An old world species ; accidental in Greenland ; some years ago it was 
introduced in New York, and is now not uncommon in Central Park. 
FAMLIY ICTERIDAE, Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. 
Genus DOLICHONYX. Swarts. 
(494) DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS. (LiNN.) Bobolink. 
Ranges in eastern North America; from Rocky Mountains to the 
Atlantic, and from Ontario to Gulf of Mexico; also occurs west of 
the Rocky Mountains; breeds north of Middle States; in winter 
West Indies and South America. 
Genus MOLOTHRUS. Swatns. 
(495) MOLOTHRUS ATER. (Bopp.) Cowbird. 
United States in general and part of Canada; south in winter to Mexico ; 
breeds throughout its summer range; the female deposits her egg 
in otber birds’ nests. 
Genus XANTHOCEPHALUS. Bownap. 
(497) XANTHOCEPHALUS XANTHOCEPHALUS. (Bonar.) Yellow-headed 
Blackbird. 
Western North America; from Illinois and Wisconsin to Pacific coast ; 
accidental in eastern United States, New England, Florida, ete. 
