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Birds of Nebraska: Newspaper Accounts, 1854-1923
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Species List: Yellow-headed Blackbird ( Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus )

Common name: Yellow-headed Blackbird

Family: Icteridae

Scientific name: Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Alternate names: yellow-headed troupial, buffalo bird as they are often seen around cattle


Related articles:

  • The Birds of Childs' Point Region.
  • Spring Birds of Nebraska.
  • A Day's Magnificent Sport. A Beautiful Day, Plenty of Game, and a Great Bag. Chasing the Erratic Snipe.
  • Among the Sandhills of N.W. Nebraska.
  • [Sunset in the Sandhills and Hunting on Lake Creek].
  • [Spring Snipe Shooting at the Famous Old Grounds at Percival].
  • The Birds of Omaha. A List of the Species Observed In and About the City of Omaha.
  • Some Lincoln Records.
  • Composite List of the Species of Birds Observed by Members of the Nebraska's Ornithologists' Union at the Salt Basin near Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Sunday, May 22, 1904.



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