360 BLACKBIRDS. 



Nests, placed in bushes or on tursocks. 

 Notes, a sharp chuck, a squealing cry, a 

 chatter, given by both sexes, and the oker- 

 ree song of male. Males and females do 

 not associate, excepting to breed. Flight 

 not direct, but erratic. 



Fig. 288 



Red-winged Blackbird. 



401. FLORIDA RED-WING. 

 Differs from last in being smaller, buff 



margin on wing deeper; female, with rather 

 more pinkish on throat. Fla. and Gulf 

 coast to Tex. Song, shorter, like cre-e-e. 



402. BAHAMA RED-WING. 



Bill, longer than last; female, much 

 paler. Many of the Bahama Islands; casual 



