Problem with pointers

[elmurp]

I am encountering a problem with the pointers in my program. I think I might have declared or implemented them wrong, as we just learned about them in class.

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;
////structs/////
struct birdlist
{
    string species;
    int birdcount;
};
 birdlist birds;
 birdlist *birdies;

///////consts///////
const int max_size = 200;
/////prototypes//////
void getdata (ifstream& inFile,  birdlist [], int& listSize);
////variables///////
string city;

////////main///////////
int main()
{
birdies = &birds;
birdlist list [max_size ];
ifstream datafile;
int number;




string filename;

cout << "Input the file you wish to open..." << endl;
cin >> filename;


datafile.open(filename.c_str());
if (!datafile)
{
    cout << "File not found..." << endl << endl;

    return 1;
}

getdata(datafile, *birdies , number);

}


void getdata (ifstream inFile, birdlist [], int& listSize)
   {
       char selection;
       string species;
       int birdCount;

       listSize = 200;

       inFile >> species;
       inFile >> birdCount;

       getline(inFile,city);
       cout << city << endl;
       cout << endl;

       while(inFile)
    {

        inFile >> species;
        inFile >> birdCount;

        cout << species << setw(5) << right << birdCount << endl <<endl;

    }
        inFile.close ();
    }

The error is:
|50|error: cannot convert 'birdlist' to 'birdlist*' for argument '2' to 'void getdata(std::ifstream&, birdlist*, int&)'|

[Computergeek01]

The function 'getdata(...)' expects either an array or a pointer to an array. You shouldn't be dereferencing birdies when you pass it to this function.

[elmurp]

When I change the 2nd argument to birdlist, the array of structs i am using, I get the error...

|50|error: expected primary-expression before ',' token|