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male is brown and white. It is seen almost every- 

 where, in low bushes, in fields, or by the wayside, and 



Fig. 138. Chewink. 



is easily found out by its sweet chewink, which it utters 

 every few moments. Often near the close of day in 

 spring it mounts the topmost twig of a small tree, and 

 sings with a sweetness that charms all who listen to it. 

 It makes its nest upon the ground, and lays from four 

 to six eggs of a light color with dark spots. 



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BLACKBIRDS, LARKS, &c. 



The Bobolink, Cow-Bird, Blackbirds, Larks, and 



Fig. 139. Bobolink. 



Orioles all belong to one family. The Bobolink, or 



