WOODLAND BIRDS. 



39 



No. 39. 



Family: Icteridaj. 



BOBOLINK. 



Genus: Dolichonyx. 

 Species: D. oryzivorus. 

 Distribution: 



A common summer resident of New England, rare on Cape 

 Cod. 



Date of Arrival- 

 First of May. 



Date of Departure: 

 Early September. 



General Plumage: 



In spring, male black, back of neck buff, upper back and 

 rump almost white. Female and male at other seasons 

 brownish yellow ; upper parts and flanks dark streaked ; 

 under parts brownish yellow, wings and tail quite dark. 

 Bill and feet black. Length about 7,50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A rollicking, merry song and a metallic characteristic note. 



Haunts : 



Meadows and fields. 



