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pense of others ; its young being larger 
than the fledglings of the birds in whose 
nests the eggs are laid, in the strug- 
gle for existence they starve the proper 
occupants, or crowd them from their ahs 
beds. 
The Crow Blackbird you may easily 
know because it is so much larger than 
the other blackbirds. Its color is jet 
black, with iridescent blue and green on 
its head and shoulders 
The Red-winged Blackbird is the hand- 
somest of its kind, the male bird having 
a bright scarlet spot on his wing, which 
is very conspicuous when he flies. 
The Rusty Blackbird is somewhat lar- | 
ger than the Red-wing. The color of the | 
male is black, with green reflections, but 
the outside of the feathers are often rusty 
and dirty looking. 
The Purple Finch, or Linnet, many of 
you must have heard, though you may | 
not have seen it. It is very musical and 
sings in April from the top of our maples. 
