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BOBOLINK. 



*2ig. Molothrus ater (Bodd.\ COWBIRD. (495.) Breeds 

 from Texas to New Brunswick and Manitoba, and winters from 

 southern Illinois southward. Here a common summer resident, 

 arriving late in March and remaining until November. It has been 

 recorded as occurring in winter (Foster, Abst. Proc. Linn. Soc., 

 No. 5, 1893, p. 2). 



*220. Agelaius phceniceus (Linn.). RED-WINGED BLACK- 

 BIRD. (498.) Eastern North America, breeding from the Gulf of 

 Mexico to New Brunswick and Manitoba, and wintering from Vir- 

 ginia southward. With us it is a common summer resident, abun- 

 dant during the migrations when it occurs in large flocks. It is 

 one of the first birds to reach us in the spring, frequently arriving 

 before March i, and it remains until December. 



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FIG. 17. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. 



