In Marsh and Swamp. 



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bird. The breeding habits and eggs of these birds are similar to those of 

 the Rusty Blackbird. 



The Red-winged Blackbird is one of the familiar birds seen in our 

 springtime walks through low meadows or about marshy ground. The birds 

 Red-wineed Black- ^^^ about nine inches and a half long. The male when 

 bird. fully adult is clear black throughout, except on the 



Ageiaiusphceniceus (Linn.-), shoulders, wliicli are the brightest scarlet, divided from 

 the black parts of the wing by a band, varying from deep buff to almost 

 white in color. Many individuals, presumably younger birds, during the 

 breeding season have the black feathers edged or tipped to a greater or less 

 extent by rusty, buff, or gray. All the males in the fall have the black 

 feathers edged or tipped in a like manner, and in young birds of the year the 

 black is often much obscured bv rustv and buff. 



RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. ADULT MALE. 



