This species is rare at Maldonado, but appears more common on the banks of Parana in Lat. 31°. S. Spix says (vol. i. p. 68, Birds of Brazil), it is found in Minas Geraes.
2. Agelaius chopi. Vieill.
Turdus curæus, Gmel.
Le Chopi, Azara, No. 62.
Icterus unicolor, Licht.
Icterus sulcirostris, Spix, Av. Br. pl. 64. f. 2.
This species is common in flocks on the pasture grounds of Chile, and along the whole western shore of the southern part of the continent. In Chile it is called, according to Molina, “cureu.” It is a noisy, chattering bird, and runs in the manner of our starlings. It can be taught to speak, and is sometimes kept in cages. It builds in bushes.
Molothrus niger. Gould.
Tanagra bonariensis, Gmel.
Icterus niger, Dand.