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Tables of Contents for New World Blackbirds
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
INTRODUCTION
9
1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
10
2
SYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY
12
4
PLUMAGES AND TOPOGRAPHY
16
3
BEHAVIOUR AND EVOLUTION
19
3
NOTES ON THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
22
3
NOTES ON THE COLOUR PLATES, CAPTIONS AND MAPS
25
1
GLOSSARY
26
1
COLOUR PLATES AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS
27
80
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
107
1
1 Casqued Oropendola Psarocolius oseryi
107
1
2 Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
108
4
3 Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
112
2
4 Dusky-green Oropendola Psarocolius atrovirens
114
3
5 Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons
117
6
5X `Yellow-billed Oropendola' Psarocolius (angustifrons) alfredi
119
4
6 Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
123
2
7 Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
125
3
8 Baudo Oropendola Psarocolius cassini
128
1
9 Olive Oropendola Psarocolius (bifasciatus?) yuracares
129
2
10 Para Oropendola Psarocolius bifasciatus
131
1
11 Black Oropendola Psarocolius guatimozinus
132
2
12 Band-tailed Oropendola Ocyalus latirostris
134
2
13 Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
136
4
14 Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
140
2
15 Scarlet-rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus
142
2
16 Subtropical Cacique Cacicus uropygialis
144
1
17 Golden-winged Cacique Cacicus chrysopterus
145
2
18 Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus
147
2
19 Selva Cacique Cacicus koepckeae
149
1
20 Ecuadorian Cacique Cacicus sclateri
150
1
21 Solitary Cacique Cacicus Solitarius
151
2
22 Yellow-winged Cacique Cacicus melanicterus
153
2
23 Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
155
2
24 Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
157
2
25 Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
159
3
26 Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
162
2
27 Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
164
3
28 Jamacian Oriole Icterus leucopteryx
167
2
29 Orange Oriole Icterus auratus
169
3
30 Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
172
2
31 Orange-crowned Oriole Icterus auricapillus
174
2
32 White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae
176
2
33 Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis
178
3
34 Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
181
2
35 Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
183
6
36 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
189
4
37 Troupial Icterus icterus
193
3
38 Campo Troupial Icterus jamaicaii
196
1
39 Orange-backed Troupial Icterus croconotus
197
2
40 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
199
7
40X Hybrid Baltimore X Bullock's Orioles Icterus galbula X bullockii
205
1
41 Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii
206
5
42 Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei
211
2
43 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
213
4
43X `Fuerte's Oriole' Icterus spurius fuertesi
217
1
44 Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri
218
3
45 Black-cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis
221
5
46 Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi
226
1
47 Martinique Oriole Icterus bonana
227
2
48 St Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis
229
2
49 Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda
231
2
50 Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus
233
2
51 Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum
235
3
52 Jamaican Blackbird Nesopsar nigerrimus
238
2
53 Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
240
2
54 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
242
3
55 Saffron-cowled Blackbird Xanthopsar flavus
245
3
56 Pale-eyed Blackbird Agelaius xanthophthalmus
248
1
57 Unicolored Blackbird Agelaius cyanopus
249
2
58 Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelaius thilius
251
2
59 Yellow-hooded Blackbird Agelaius icterocephalus
253
3
60 Chestnut-capped Blackbird Agelaius ruficapillus
256
2
61 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
258
11
61X `Bicolored Blackbird' Agelaius phoeniceus gubernator
266
3
62 Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
269
4
63 Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
273
2
64 Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis
275
2
65 Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus
277
4
66 Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
281
3
67 White-browed Blackbird Sturnella superciliaris
284
1
68 Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa
285
2
69 Pampas Meadowlark Sturnella defilippi
287
3
70 Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca
290
2
71 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
292
10
71X `Lilian's Meadowlark' Sturnella magna lilianae
300
2
72 Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
302
4
73 Yellow-rumped Marshbird Pseudoleistes guirahuro
306
1
74 Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens
307
2
75 Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus
309
2
76 Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
311
1
77 Austral Blackbird Curaeus curaeus
312
3
78 Forbes's Blackbird Curaeus forbesi
315
2
79 Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi
317
3
80 Bolivian Blackbird Oreopsar bolivianus
320
2
81 Velvet-fronted Grackle Lampropsar tanagrinus
322
1
82 Tepui Mountain-Grackle Macroagelaius imthurni
323
2
83 Colombian Mountain-Grackle Macroagelaius subularis
325
2
84 Cuban Blackbird Dives atroviolacea
327
2
85 Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
329
2
86 Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi
331
2
87 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
333
5
88 Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
338
4
89 Slender-billed Grackle Quiscalus palustris
342
2
90 Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis
344
2
91 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
346
4
92 Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
350
3
93 Carib Grackle Quiscalus Iugubris
353
4
94 Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
357
3
95 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
360
4
96 Baywing (Cowbird) Molothrus (Agelaiodes) badius
364
4
96X `Pale Baywing' Agelaiodes (Molothrus) badius fringillarius
367
1
97 Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris
368
3
98 Giant Cowbird Scaphidura (Molothrus) oryzivora
371
3
99 Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
374
4
100 Bronze-brown Cowbird Molothrus (aeneus) armenti
378
2
101 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
380
5
102 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
385
5
103 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
390
6
BIBLIOGRAPHY
396
31
INDEX
427