TRICOLORED RED-WING. 
500. Agelaius tricolor. 9 inches. 
This species is a much deeper red on the shoulders, and the 
buff color on the preceding is white on this bird. They are 
restricted to a small range, the Pacific coast of California 
and Oregon, and are not nearly as common as the eastern 
variety. Their nesting habits are the same, and the eggs are 
indistinguishable. 
WESTERN MEADOWLARK. 
501.1. SturneUa neglecta. 9 inches. 
This variety is somewhat paler than the eastern bird. In 
habits it is the same. The nests and eggs cannot be separated 
from the eastern. There seems to be one great distinguishing 
quality between the two, and that is in their song or notes. 
The first one that I had the pleasure of hearing was in 
Oregon, and my first thought was of our eastern Bobolink, 
but on seeing the bird in flight, 1 at once knew that it was 
a new song, sung by our eastern Meadowlark in appearance. 
They feed on insect life, beetles, etc. They lay from four 
to seven eggs, spotted with shades of brown (l.lOx.80). 
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