Adult male: the glossy black body, with a greenish iridescence, contrasts with a brown head. The eyes are dark; the bill and legs are black. Adult female: dull brownish throughout, with darker ...

The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart ... Adult female: mainly dull brown, with streaked back, buffy-white nape and supercilium. Underparts variable, from buffy to ...