The Troupial in California

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J. H. Bowles

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On April 30, 1911, I obtained near Santa Barbara a Troupial (Icterus icterus), a most beautiful male. The plumage is absolutely perfect, not a feather being frayed in either wings or tail, and the feet are in perfect condition. To me there seems no possibility that it can be a cage bird. It was in upper Mission Canyon, a very wild locality, in company with a flock of Western Tanagers that were passing through, and seemed very much at his ease. He was in fine condition, and the stomach was crammed with small green cankerworms.

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Bowles, J. H. (1911) "The Troupial in California," Condor: Vol. 13 : Iss. 3 , Article 17.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/condor/vol13/iss3/17