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Arrives about the first of April and departs early in October. 

 This is the most injurious bird we have, as each egg deposited by it 

 means the destruction of a whole brood of one of our beneficial species. 



Genus XANTHOCEPHALUS. 



(497) Yellow-headed Blackbird. 



(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.) 



A very rare summer visitor from the western prairies. 



Genus AGELAIUS. 



(498) Red=winged Blackbird. 



(Agelaius phoeniceus.) 



A very abundant summer resident, breeding in marshes or clover 

 fields throughout its range. 



Arrives about the middle of March, departs ^bout the middle of 

 October. 



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Meadowlark . 



Genus STURNELLA. 

 (501) Meadowlark. 



(Sturnella magna.) 



A common summer resident in southern Ontario, gradually extend- 

 ing its range northward as the land is cleared. 



Breeds on the ground in meadows throughout its range. 



Arrives towards the end of March, departs late in October or early 

 in November. 



