66 Birds of Canada. 



THE BOBOLINK. 



FAMILY 



Sub- Family AGELAEIN^E. The Starlings. 

 Dolichonyx oryzivorus. The Bobolink. 



This well-known and beautiful bird arrives in 

 Canada about the last of May. Length, seven 

 and three-quarter inches. Color, black, beauti- 

 fully marked with cream color and white. The 

 female is yellowish beneath ; above, dark brown. 

 The male assumes the color of the female in the 

 fall. Its cheerful, loud, and jingling song is 

 heard in every meadow in the summer, from 

 morning until evening. Nests, on the ground ; 

 eggs, four to six, of a light ashy-blue color, with 



