494- Bobolink — Dolichonyx oryzvvorus. 



Length 7^4 inches. 



Male — Black, with buffy yellow patch covering 

 back of head ; lower back and rump white or whit- 

 ish ; a large white patch over wing at its base; up- 

 per back streaked with black and buffy yellow 

 Female — Very different. Upperparts buffy 

 streaked with black; crown blackish with buff} 

 stripe through its center; neck streaked with black 

 tail and wings blackish, the wing feathers edged 

 and tipped with pale buffy or yellowish; under- 



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