Bobolink 187 494 25 



Called also Whitewinged Blackbird, Reedbird and Rice- 

 bird; nests on the ground; his "Quaker wife" has "'plain 

 brown wings." 



When nature had made all her birds, 



With no more cares to think on, 

 She gave a rippling laugh and out 



There flew a Bobolinkon. 



Cranch 



Bryant, W. C. Robert of Lincoln 

 Cranch, C. P. The Bobolinks 

 Flagg, Wilson The O'Lincoln family 

 Hill, Thomas The Bobolink 



RuBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD I7I 428 8S 



The tiniest of birds; builds lichen-covered, down-lined 

 nest on horizontal limb. Find him flitting among the flowers. 



Cheney, J. V. To a Humming bird 



Goodrich, S. G. Birthright of the Humming 



bird 

 Hayne, P. H. The Humming bird 

 Murray, George To a Humming bird in a gar- 

 den 

 Tabb, J. B. The Humming bird 

 Wilson, Alexander On the Humming bird 



Black-poll Warbler M 272 661 444 



A striking bird in spring plumage; often seen about or- 

 chards and lawns; breeds farther north. 



Night Hawk 169 420 48 



Called also Bull Bat; a great destroyer of flying insects; 

 lays eggs on ground; in Indianapolis and other cities some- 

 times lays eggs on flat roof of a building. 



Maryland Yellow-throat 287 681 



Builds nest of leaves or grass, lined with grass and horse- 

 hair, in thicket, often near water or swamp, on or near 

 ground; common interpretation of its song is wichity, wichi- 

 ty, wichity. 



Van Dyke, Henry Maryland Yellow-throat 

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