Excerpt from Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, and Allies This is the twentieth in a series of bulletins of the United States National Museum on the life histories of North American birds. Previous numbers have been issued as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

This is the twentith in a series of bulletins of the United States National Museum on the life histories of North American birds, with previous numbers issued as follows: 107, 113, 121, 126, 130, 135, 142, 146, 162, 167, 170, 174, 176, 179, 191, 195, 196, 197, 203. This bulletin deals with the Order Passeriformes, specifically the Families Ploceidae (Weaver finches), Icteridae (Meadowlarks, blackbirds, and troupials), and Thraupidae (Tanagers).