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dddd. Black with green reflections ; length 

 9| inches ; in swamps during the migrations, 



Male Rustv Blackuiru. 

 ddddd. Jet black ; bend of wing scarlet, 



Male Red-winged Blackbird. 

 cc. Black beneath, with buff and white above, 



Male Bobolink, 

 ccc. Black and some other color in mass, but with- 

 out white (except sometimes in small amounts 

 on wings and tail). 

 Black and scarlet, Male Scarlet Tanager. 

 Black and chestnut, Male Orchard Oriole. 

 Black and orange or yellow, 



Baltimore Oriole. 

 cccc. Black, white and some other color. 



Black, white and chestnut, Male Chewink. 

 'Black, white and rose-red, 



Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 

 Black, white and 3'ellow, 



Evening Grosbeak. 

 bb. No noticeable black in mass ; red, rose or pink 

 conspicuous, 

 c. With noticeable red crest. Cardinal Bird. 



cc. No crest, 

 d. Tips of mandibles crossed ; length about G inches ; 

 winter or earl}' spring visitors. 

 Rosy-red ; wing with two white bars, 



Male White-winged Crossbill. 

 Bricky-red ; wing without white bars, 



Male Red Crossbill. 

 dd. Tips of mandibles not crossed. 



Length about 6 inches ; summer resident, 



Male Purple Finch. 



