Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 183 



Under parts, pale buff yellow or tawny yellow; whitish on chin; 

 sides, streaked with black; crown, blackish, with tawny stripe in 

 center ; back, streaked ; tail feathers, very pointed. 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus {female ) . 

 Bobolink. Rice Bird. 

 See No. 223. 



Throat and under parts, yellow ; breast, 

 with more or less black; crown brownish 

 black, with buff white stripe in center. 



Sturnella magna, and races. 

 Meadowlark. 

 See Nos. 227, 227a, and 228. 



SECTION 2. The following species have no yellow on the under 



parts : — 



Bobolink (male). 



Bobolink (male). 



Under parts, black, generally with more or less feathers tipped 

 with dull white; crown, black; back of the neck, tawny; tail feathers, 

 very pointed. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 



Bobolink. Rice Bird. 



See No. 223. 



