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Bobolink; Reed-bird; Rice-bird: Dolichonyx oryziv- 

 onis. 



Male in spring plumage, head, wings, tail and under parts 

 black; back largely grayish-white, a buff patch on the back 

 of the neck. Pciiialc, young, and male in fall, brownish 

 streaked with black; under parts buffy. Length 7>4 inches. 

 Common in spring. May i to 25, abundant in fall. 



Rusty Blackbird: Scolecophagus caroliiuis. 



Lustrous bluish-black all over; female in spring, slate 

 color. Winter plumage of both birds tipped with rusty. 

 Length gi^^ inches. October 25 to April 25. Common. 



Horned Lark; Shore Lark: Ofocoris alpcstris. 



Upper parts pinkish brown; tail black, outer feathers 

 marked with white; forehead, throat and line over the eye 

 sulphur-yellow. Horns, sides of throat, and a patch on the 

 breast black. Length 7^1 inches. Common November to 

 April. 



Alder Flycatcher: Eiiipidoiiax traillii aliioniiii. 



Upper parts olive-brown, wings and tail dusky; under 

 parts whitish, washed with gray on the breast and sides, 

 • and on the belly with yellowish; throat pure white; wing- 

 bars whitish. Length 6 inches. May 10 to 28; August 15 

 to September 25. Irregularly common. 



Least Flycatcher; Chebec: Enipidonax uiiiiimits. 



This is almost -precisely like the Alder, but is smaller, 

 being only about 5 inches long. April 25 to May 25; Sep- 

 tember I to 25. Common. 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher: Empidoiiax flai'ii'cntris. 



Upper parts bright olive-green; under parts yellow, bright- 

 est on the belly; throat, breast and sides washed with olive- 

 green; wing-bars and eye-ring yellowish. The bright yellow 



