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General plumage, gray ; palest on the throat. 



Cow Bird. 



Molothrus attr (fnnalf^. 

 See No. 871. 



Throat, yellow ; belly, black ; adult males h.ave the entive liead yellow ; females 

 and immature liirds have the erowu often blaeldsh. 



Yellowheaded Blackbird. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephahis ( frmale) . 

 See No. ,S72. 



Throat and belly, yellow; breast, with more or less black. 



Meadow Lark. 



Sturnella incujna. 

 See No. 375. 



Gener.al plumage, dark slate or brownish slate color; underparts, ineliniiig to 



plumbeous. 



Rusty Blackbird. 



S'colecijphiiyus carolinHn {female) (dduU in smiimer) 



See No. 381. 



