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for some seasons it has become scarce. I have 
found: itvery plenty in the)Western States, . 
breeding in lowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin in 
large numbers. 
Scolecophagus Ferrugineus.—Sw. 
Rusty Blackbird. 
In March this bird makes its appearance in 
Pennsylvania, and moves westward. | found it 
in the month of April in Iowa, the snow being 
still over the country. I found it breeding in 
May. Eggs four in number, and nest built on 
low hazel bushes, similar to that of the Red Wing, 
which is often found in company with it. 
Qurscalus Mazor.—Vielll. 
Boat-tailed Grakle. 
I shot this bird in Florida. I found it breeding, 
and its eggs resemble those of Q. Verszcolor, only 
larger. Nests on low bushes. Eggs foyr in 
number. 
Outscalus Versicolor.—Vierll. 
Crow Blackbird. 
It is very abundant, breeding from Maine to 
South Carolina, and from the Atlantic to Min- 
nesota. It is very destructive to farmers in corn- 
fields. I found its nest built on the ground in 
the West, and in New Jersey built under the 
nest of a fish-hawk. 
