494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus 



BOBOLINK. 7 inches 



Male. Above, head black ; back black and white ; rump white ; 

 wings and tail black ; yellow patch on back of neck. Below black. 

 Female. Above striped olive-brown like a sparrow ; two broad 

 dark stripes on the head. Below yellowish. 



Flight labored. Locally common in Massachusetts. Arrives sec- 

 ond week in May. 



Song. Joyous carol on the wing, ending in delicate harplike notes 

 Nest. On the ground in hayfields and meadows. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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