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Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
(m L 16.5" WS 23" Wt 8 oz)
(f L 14.5" WS 17.5" Wt 4.2 oz)
Pinckney Island NWR
27Apr2011
Eye color varies...N of Fla. are straw-
colored, in Fla. are dark, from Fla. to
La. are light, and further west are dark.
colored, in Fla. are dark, from Fla. to
La. are light, and further west are dark.
female
Quiscalus in Latin means what kind
(perhaps was a local name for a bird or
perhaps means quail); major in Latin
means greater.
(perhaps was a local name for a bird or
perhaps means quail); major in Latin
means greater.
© Paul Marvin
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