throat, and sides of head yellow; a black stripe commencing at the 
bill runs back through the eye then downwards on the cheek ; a black 
crescent on the throat ; belly white; breast spotted ; sides of body lilac- 
brown; a black tuft on each side of the head connected by a black 
band across the crown; wings brown, their feathers somewhat edged 
and tipped with lighter; tail notched, the middle feathers brown, 
the others black, but the outermost ones with white edges; bill and 
feet dark. Length, 7.25 inches. 
Migratory. A Winter visitor. Arrives from the north in small flocks in October, 
returns in March. 
PLATE XIX.—BOBOLINK. REEDBIRD. 
Dolichonyx oryxivorus. 
In Spring and Summer, breast, wings and tail black; hind neck 
cream-color ; back and rump white ; bill and legs brown. 
In Fall, yellowish-brown, streaked with darker. Length, 7.55 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves late in September. During the breeding 
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