PLATE XXI. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. 



Agelaius pboenicens. 



General color black, with a greenish lustre ; shoulders crimson 

 bordered with buff; tail full and rounded ; bill and legs black, the 

 former thick at the base. Length, 9.50 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives early in March, leaves early in November. Nests usually in low 

 bushes in meadows or marshes. 



After breeding, large flocks collect and are said to consume great quantities of grain. 

 Its call has been rendered quonk-a-ree. A walker. 



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