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black, shading into gray and white on rump and upper tail cov- 

 erts. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (male. ) 



Bobolink. Rice Bird. 

 See No. 223. 



Red-winged Blackbird (female.) 



Under parts, whitish or buffy, streaked with black, 



Agelaius phaeniceus (female}, and races. 

 Red- winged Blackbird. 

 See Nos. 226, 226a. 



GROUP 2. Wing, 3.75 to 4.25 inches long. 

 First primary, never less than three fourths as long as third. 



Blackbird. 



Crackle, or Crow Blackbird. Oriole. 



Meadowlark. 



