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for some seasons it has become scarce. I have 
found it very plenty in the Western States, 
breeding in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin in 
large numbers. 
Scolecophagus Ferrucineus —Sw. 
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Rusty Blackbird. 
In March this bird makes its appearance in 
Pennsylvania, and moves westward. I found it 
in the month of April in Iowa, the snow being 
still over the country. I found it breeding in 
May. Eggs four in number, and nest built on 
low hazel bushes, similar to that of the Red Wing, 
which is often found in company with it. 
Quiscalus Major—Viell. 
Boat-tailed Grakle. 
I shot this bird in Florida. I found it breeding, 
and its eggs resemble those of Q. I ersicolor, only 
Jarger. Nests on low bushes. Eggs four in 
number. 
Quiscalus | ersicolor.—Vierll. 
Crow Blackbird. 
It is very abundant, breeding from Maine to 
South Carolina, and from the Atlantic to Min- 
nesota. It is very destructive to farmers in corn- 
fields. I found its nest built on the ground in 
the West, and in New Jersey built under the 
nest of a fish-hawk. 
