92 BIRDS. 



dusky brown; L. (<$) 8; W. 4; T. 3. U. S., abundant; 

 noted for its parasitic habits. \M. pecoris (Gmel.), Sw.] 



3. AGEL/EUS, Vieillot. RED-WING BLACK BIRDS. 



1. A. phoeniceus, (I,.) V. RED -WINGED STARLING. 

 SWAMP BLACK BIRD. $ glossy (not iridescent) black, 

 lesser wing covers scarlet, with buffy and paler edgings; 

 $ dusky, streaked; L. 9; W. 5; T. 4. U. S., every 

 where abundant. 



4. XANTHOCEPHALUS, Bonaparte. YELLOW - HEADED 



BLACK BIRDS. 



1. X. xanthocephalus, (Bon.) YELLOW - HEADED 

 BLACK BIRD. $ black with white wing patch; head and 

 neck rich yellow; $ smaller, browner, with less yellow; 

 L. 10; W. 54; T. 44, Southwestern, E. to L. Michigan. 



5. STURNELLA, Vieillot, MEADOW LARKS. 



1. S. magna, (L.) Sw. MEADOW LARK. Brownish 

 and much streaked above; chiefly yellow below, a black 

 crescent on breast. L. 10; W. 5; T. 3^. U. S.; very 

 abundant. (/S r . neglecta, And., is the Western variety, 

 Illinois S. and W., with "a much sweeter song," and 

 some slight differences of plumage.) 



8. ICTERUS, Brisson. AMERICAN ORIOLES. 



1. /. galbula, (L.) Coues. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 

 GOLDEN ROBIN. FIRE BIRD. Black; bend of wing, 

 rump, most tail feathers, and under parts from the breast 

 orange of varying intensity; $ duller, olivaceous and 

 yellow; L. 7f; W. 3|; T. 3. E. U. S., abundant; noted 

 for its elaborate hanging nest. 



2. I. spur/us, (L.) Bon. ORCHARD ORIOLE. black; 

 rump, bend of wing and lower parts deep chestnut; .$ 



