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Agelams tricolor Bonaparte, Geog. and Oomp. List, 1838,29. — Audubon, Synopsis, 

 1839, 141; Birds Am., oct. ed., iv, 1842, 27, pi. 214.— Gambel, Journ. Ac. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., 2d ser., i, 1847, 48 (California; notes); Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1847, 204 (do.).— Heermann, Joum. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 2d ser., 

 ii, 1852, 268 (near Shasta City, n. California; habits); Rep. Pacific R. R. 

 Surv., X, pt. iv, 1859, 53 (Suisun Valley, n. California; habits; descr. nest 

 and eggs). — Woodhouse, Rep. Sitgreaves' Expl. Zufii and Cpl. R., 1853, 

 80 (San Jos6 Valley, California). — Newbeeey, Rep. Pacific R. R. Surv., vi, 



1857, 86 (Klamath Basin, Oregon). — Baird, Rep. Pacific R. R. Surv., ix, 



1858, 530; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, no. 403; (?) Rep. U. S. and Mex. Bound. 

 Surv., ii, pt. 2, 1859, 18 (Colorado R., California, Dec). — Xantus, Proc. Ac. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 192 (Fort Tejon, California).— Cassin, Proc. Ac. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1866, 10 (monogr.).— Cooper, Orn. CaL, 1870, 265.— Baied, 

 Brewer, and Ridqway, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1874, 165, pi. 33, figs. 5, 6, 7.— 

 American Ornithologists' Union, Check List, 1886, no. 500. — Anthony, 

 Auk, iii, 1886, 167 (Beaverton and Wapita Lake, Washington Co., w. Ore- 

 gon). — MoRCOM, Bull. Ridgw. Orn. Club, no. 2, 1887, 47 (San Gorgonio, San 



. Bernardino Co., s. California, winter and May 26). — Emerson, Bull. Oal. Ac. 

 Sci., no. 7, 1887, 428 (Poway, San Diego Co., s. California). — Bendire, Life 

 Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1895, 456, pi. 6, figs. 18, 19 (eggs).— Nehrling, Out 

 Native Birds, etc., ii, 1896, 257. — Grinnell, Pub. ii, Pasadena Ac. Sci., 1898, 

 33 (Los Angeles Co., California, resident). — Ridgway, Proc. Wash. Ac. Sci., 

 iii, 1901, 154 (range).— Barlow, Condor, iii, 1901, 168 (Lake Tahoe, Cali- 

 fornia, breeding). 



Ageisms tricolor Cooper, Proc. Cal. Ac. Sci., 1875, 9 (Saticoy, California; descr. 

 eggs).— Ridgway, Orn. 40th Parallel, 1877, 505 (Sacramento, California); 

 Nom. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 262.— Coues, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 318.— 

 Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Spec. Wheeler's Surv., 1876, 249 (Santa Clara Valley 

 and Santa Barbara, California; habits). — Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 i, 1879, 421 (Stockton, CaUfornia, Mar. 22 and Apr. 5).— Sclater, Ibis, 1884, 

 11 (monogr.); Oat. Birds Brit. Mus., xi, 1886, 342 (Santa Barbara and Stock- 

 ton, California). 



Algelaius] tricolor Bonaparte, Consp. Av., i, 1850, 430. — Ridqway, Man. N.Am. 

 Birds, 1887, 371. 



A[gelseus] tricolor Ooues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 404. 



[Agelseus phcmiceus.'] Var. tricolor CouEs, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 156. 



Ageisms phceniceus . var. tricolor Coues, Check List, 1873, no. 212 b. 



[Agelseus phceniceus} d. tricolor Coues, Birds N. W., 1874, 186 (synonymy). 



AuELAIUS GUBERNATOR GUBERNATOR (Wagler). 

 JIICOLORED BLACKBIRD. 



Similar to A. phoeniceus phoeniceus, but adult male with middle wing- 

 coverts black or with black tips; the adult female with under parts of 

 body uniform black or sooty and upper parts nearly or quite uniform 

 dusky; wingf and tarsus longer, tail, bill, and middle toe shorter. 



Adult male. — Uniform deep black, with a faint bluish green gloss 

 in certain lights; lesser wing-coverts rich poppy red or vermilion; 

 middle coverts black, or (if not entirely black) at least broadly tipped 

 with black, the basal portion tawny-buff or ochraceous; bill, legs, and 

 feet black; iris brown. 



