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erally find their wives, clad in modest gray and brown, near 

 them, both males and females ready to scold and fight any 

 intruder of their reeds and rushes. But the favorite in the 

 whole family is certainly the Bobolink. It is found in this 

 region from May until September. The head of the male 



FIG. 8. BOBOLINK. 



is black, a patch of light brown marks the nape ; but most 

 conspicuous are the white rump and the white wing coverts. 

 The rest of the body is black, with the exception of the 

 brown bill and a little buff edging on some tail and some 

 wing feathers. The female is yellowish-brown below and 

 is striped with brown above, with yellow and white tips to 



