New World Blackbirds:
The Icterids
Alvaro Jaramillo & Peter Burke

Book Description

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

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

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