ICTERID.E ^ THE OIUOLES — DOLICIION YX. 255 



In coloration this genus bears a close relation to Calamofjriza, although 

 the other difl'erences are A'ery decided. Both are black, with Mliite patches 

 on the wings. Dolichonyx has, in addition, a white patch on the rump, and 

 a yellowish one on the nape. 



But one species is at present known to naturalists. 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Linnaeus. 

 THE BOBOLINK; THE KICE-BIKD. 



£mipnza or^j/rom, LiNN.EUS, Syst. Nat. I. 1766, 311. — WiLSOX, II. ISIO, 48; pi. .\ii. — 

 jUolichoiii/x oiyzii-om, Sw.vixsox, Zool. Jour. III. 1827,3.51. — Audubon, Birds Amur. 

 IV. 1842, 10; pi. 211. — B.iiRD, Birds N. Amer. 1858, 522. 



Icterus (Iff ripenm's, BoxAi'.vRTE, Obs. Wilson, 1824, 87. 



Sp. C'ii.\r. General color of male in spring black ; the nape brownish cream-color ; a 

 patch on the side of the breast, the scapulars and rump white, shading into light ash on 

 the upper tail coverts ami on the back below the interscapular region. The outer prima- 



Male. 



ries .sharply margined with yellowish-white ; the tcrtials less abruptly ; the tail feathers 

 margined at the ti]5s with pale brownish-ash. 



Fciiiah:, yellowish beneath ; two stripes on the top of the head, and the upper parts 

 throughout, except the back of the neck and rump, and including all the wing feathers 

 generally, dark brown, all edged with brownish-yellow, which becomes whiter near the 

 tips of the quills. The sides sparsely streaked with dark brown, and a similar stripe be- 

 hind the eye. There is a superciliary and a median band of yellow on the head 

 Length of male, 7.70 ; wing, 3.83 ; tail, 3 15. 



Hub. Eastern United States to the high central [jlains, and westward to Ruby "S'alley, 

 Xevada. Reaches South America in its winter migrations. Galapagos. 



The introduction of the bobolink into the present work rests upon its dis- 

 covery in Euby Valley, Nevada, by Mr. Eidgvvay, while attached to the Geo- 



