Seed and insect eaters. Found everywhere—on trees, bushes, on ground, in woods, fields, and about houses.
15. Icteridæ: Blackbirds, Orioles, etc.
Larger than an English sparrow; bill straight or gently curved; mouth turned down at corners; tail rather long and rounded; legs rather short. Includes birds of very different habits. (Ridgway.)
Food: seeds and insects. Sexes generally unlike. Found everywhere, on trees, in marshes, in woods. Many gregarious, found in flocks, some except in nesting season, and others all the year round.
Larger than a robin. There are two subfamilies.
Crows: Bill longer than head; wings long and pointed; tail rather short and even.
Jays: Bill shorter than head; wings short and rounded. (Ridgway.)
Food: almost everything—seeds, fruit, sometimes eggs and young birds. Found in woody places.