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KKY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NOKTII A.MERICA. 







Underpants, white; lire;ist, usually more or less tinged with piile lirowii in 

 winter. 



Snow Bunting. 

 Snowflake. 



Tlcciro'phvmu; nivalis. 

 See No. 403. 



Head, chocolate brown; rest of plu- 

 niaii'c, greenish black (male) ; general 

 plumage, gray, palest on the throat; 

 no ^\•hite on wing coverts ; crown and 

 rump, like hack (female) , This species 

 belongs in Section 10, under Familj' 

 Icterida>, but might be looked for 

 under this family by mistake. 



Cow Bird. 



Molothrus ater. 

 See No. 371 . 



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Cow Binl. >*(,: lamily Icterida. 





