509. Scolecophagus carolinus 



RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 9 1-2 inches 



Male. Above and below, uniform shining bluish black. Female. 

 Plain rusty black and of smaller size. Migrant in Massachusetts. 

 Arrives first of April. 



Song. A confused whistle. Call note, a cluck. 

 Nest. In a bush or low evergreen, near water. 

 Breeds. In extreme northern New England. 



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