&2 ElBDS. 



dusky brown; L. {$) 8; W. 4; T. 3. U. S., abundant; 

 noted for its parasitic habits, [iff. pecoris (Gmel.), Sw.] 



3. AGEL/EUS, Vieillot. Red -Wing Black Bieds. 



1. A. phwniceus, (L.) V. Red -Winged Staeling. 

 Swamp Black Bied. $ glossy (not iridescent) black, 

 ■lesser wing covers scarlet, with buffy and paler edgings; 

 ? dusky, streaked; L. 9; W. 5; T. 4. U. S., every 

 where abundant. 



4. XANTHOCEPHALUS, Bonaparte. Yellow -Headed 

 Black Bieds. 



1. X. icierocephalus, (Bon.) Baird. Yellow -Headed. 

 Black Bied. $ black with white wing patch; head and 

 neck rich yellow; $ smaller, browner, with less yellow; 

 L, 10; W. 5i; T. ^. ' Southwestern, E. to L. Michigan. 



5. STURNELLA, Vieillot. Meadow Laeks. 



1. S. magna, (L.) Sw. Meadow Laek. Brownish 

 and much streaked above; chiefly yellow below, a black 

 crescent on breast. L. 10; W. 5; T. 3^. U. S.; very 

 abundant. {S. neglecta, Aud., is the Western variety, 

 Illinois S. and W., with " a much sweeter song," and 

 some slight difierences of plumage.) 



6. ICTERUS, Brisson. Ameeican Oeioles. 



1. A baltimore, (L.) Daudin. Baltimoee Oeiole. 

 Golden Robin. Fiee Bied. Black; bend of wing,j 

 rump, most tail feathers, and under parts from the breast 

 orange of varying intensity; $ duller, olivaceous and 

 yellow; L. 7f ; W. 3f ; T. 3. E. U. S., abundant; noted 

 for its elaborate hanging nest. 



2. /. spurius, (L.) Bon. Oechaed Oeiole. $ black; 

 rump, bend of wing and lower parts deep chestnut; ? 



