Grackle
The gray female is unlike the streaked female Redwing. J. DWIGHT, JR.
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD (510. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus) inhabits western North America, and is of casual occurrence as far east as Illinois and Louisiana, and has been once recorded from South Carolina. It may be distinguished from S. carolinus by its deep violet-purple head and the comparative absence of rusty tips to the feathers. 511. Quiscalus quiscula (Linn.). PURPLE GRACKLE; CROW BLACK-