Orioles, blackbirds and their kin: a natural history

Abstract

This natural history of the Icteridae includes species from the genera Dolichonyx, Agelaius, Sturnella, Xanthocephalus, Gymnomystax, Dives, Pseudoleistes, Oreopsar, Curaeus, Amblyramphus, Leistes, Lampropsar, Hypopyrrhus, Macroagelaius, Euphagus, Quiscalus, Molothrus, Scaphidura, Icterus, Cacicus, Amblycercus and Psarocolius. The author provides information on : diets; foraging behaviour; communication; courtship; breeding system; nest form; nest construction; nesting behaviour; breeding biology; social behaviour; and geographical distribution. -S.R.Harris