Quiscalus mexicanus
(L 13f-17m" Wt 4.4f-8.1m oz)
In 1900 the northern edge of the
Great-tailed Grackle’s range
barely reached southern Texas.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Quiscula in Latin means what
kind
referring to Linnaeus’s
original
description of the
Purple Grackle.
Grackles of any kind are just plain
obnoxious around feeders.
(David M. Bird)