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KEY TO THK BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



General plumage, black, glossed on the liead with purplish or violet black, and 

 back and uuderparts, tinged with metallic green ; no red on shoulder. 



Brewer's Blackbird. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (^male). 

 See No. 382. 



General plumage, black, tinged with brown on the crown and back ; the 



le;itliers on tlit- underparts, tipped with lusty brown; underparts, not streaked; 

 no red on shoulder. 



Rusty Blackbird. 



Scolecophagus carolinva (immature), 

 ' See No. 381. 



General plumage, black, more or less streaked and marked with brown, 

 buff, and dull white; lesser wing coverts (shoulder), dull red. 



Red= winged Blackbird. 



A(jelaiiis phoiniri'Hs (jjimng male). 

 See No. 373. 



Underparts, streaked with black; no 



reil jtateh (jn slioulder. 



Red'winged Blackbird. 



Agelaius phwuireus (female)^ ami races. 

 See No. 373. 





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Head and breast, chocolate brown; rest oi plumage, glossy black. 



Cow Bird. 



Molvtlirus nter (male 

 See No. 371. 



