62 Birds of Canada. 
THE BOBOLINK. 
FAMILY TCTE RITE 
Sub-Family AGELAEIN®.—The Starlings. 
Dolichonyx orysivorus.—The Bobolink. 
This well-known and beautiful bird arrives in 
Canada about the last of May. Length, seven 
and three-quarter inches. Color, black, beauti- 
fully marked with cream color and white. The 
female is yellowish beneath ; above, dark brown. 
The male assumes the color of the female in the 
fall. Its cheerful, loud, and jingling song is 
heard in every meadow in the summer, from 
morning until evening. Nests, on the ground ; 
eggs, four to six, of a light ashy-blue color, with 
