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ZooL, ii, 1871, 291 (e. Florida, winter). — Harting, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 

 1871, 114 (Arctic Am.).— Maynaed, Proc. Best. Soc, xiv, 1872, 375 (Lake 

 Umbagog and McG alio way valley, Maine, and White Mts., New Hamp- 

 shire, breeding); Birds E. N. Am., 1881, 146.— Snow, Birds Kansas, 1873, 8 

 (e. Kansas, migr.). — Baied, Brewee, and EidgWay, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 

 1874, 203, pi. 35, fig. 4.— Beewer, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xvii, 1875, 442 

 (n. New England, breeding). — Beewstee, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iii, 1878, 

 176 (Upton, Maine; descr. young) . — Beown, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iv, 1879, 

 10 (Coosada, Alabama, winter). — Kumlien, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 15, 

 1879, 78 (oft n. coast Newfoundland, Oct.). — Ridgway, Nom. N. Am. Birds, 



1881, no. 273.— Chamberlain, Bull. no. '1, Nat. Hist. Soc. N. B., 1882,42 

 (New Brunswick, summer res.). — Neheling, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii, 



1882, 167 (Harris Co., Texas, Mar.) .—Nelson, Cruise "Corwiu" in 1881 

 (1883), 73 (e. shores Bering Sea).— Finsch, Journ. fiir Orn., 1883, 271 

 (Portage Bay, Alaska, May 10).— McLenegan, Cruise "Corwin," 1884, 116 

 (Kowak E., etc., Alaska, breeding). — Tuenee, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., viii, 

 1885, 241 (FortChimo, Ungava, breeding). — Banks, Auk, ii, 1885, 106 (near 

 St. .Johns, New Brunswick, breeding; descr. nest and eggs). — ^Bicknbll, 

 Auk, ii, 1885, 252. (song). 



[Scolecophagus] ferrugineus Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 160. 



S[colecophagus'\ ferrugineus Copes, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 411. 



\^Scolecophagus2 niger Bonapaete, Consp. Av. , i, 1850, 423. 



Sclolecophagus] niger Cabanis, Mus. Hein., i, 1851, 195. 



[Oriolus] fuscus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 393 (based on Brmim-headed Oriole 

 Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 259). 



[Tardus} hudsonius Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 818 (based on Hudscmian Thrush 

 Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 204, = autumnal female?). 



[Twrdusi novehoracensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 818 (based on New York 

 Thrush Pennant, Arctic ZooL, ii, 205, = autumnal male?). 



ITurdv^l labradoriu^ Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 1788, 832 (based on Labrador Thrush 

 Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii, 206, = spring or summer male). — Latham, Index 

 Orn., i, 1790, 342. 



[Oriolusi leucocephalus Xjaiham, Index Orn., i, 1790, 175. 



dracula quisoula var. Latham, Index Orn., i, 1790, 191. 



"Xanthocephalu^ xanthocephalus'' Warren (O. B.), Auk, xii, 1895, 191 (n. Mich- 

 igan; see Warren, Auk, xv, 1898, 193) . 



Pendulinus ater YmiuLOT, Nouv. Diet, d' Hist. Nat., v, 1816, 320. 



Chlalcophanes} virescens Wagler, Syst. Av., 1827, App. Oriolus, sp. 9. 



SCOLECOPHAGUS CYANOCEPHALUS (Wagler). 

 BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. 



Admit male in summer. — Entirely black, the head and neck strongly 

 glossed with violet, the rest of the plumage with bluish green; bill, 

 legs, and feet black; iris pale yellow or yellowish white.- 



Admit male in winter. — Similar to the summer plumage, but more 

 highly glossed. (Some specimens, doubtless younger birds, have the 

 feathers of the back indistinctly margined terminally with grayish 

 brown, those of the chest with pale buffy grayish.) 



Immatwe male in first winter. — Similar to the adult male, but 



