Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. — From "Sing a Song of Sixpence," author uncertain The rusty blackbird’s scientific name is Euphagus carolinus. The genus name, Euphagus (you-fa-gus ...

Monotypic. Length 9". A summer rusty blackbird is similar, but it has a more slender pointed bill. The male Brewer’s is more strongly glossy, showing blue on head and green on body. In winter ...