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Bobolink (continued) 



Call no. 

 Nu Bol Adult Female on Moth Mullein Stalk (Verbascum Blattaria) 

 in Blossom. Canoga, near Cayuga lake. (June 25, 1914) 



Allen 



A characteristic pose on a favorite plant. Observe the color 

 as compared with the male. 



Nu Bo2 Nest and Six Eggs in Grass on the Ground 



The bobolink nests in meadows and pasture lots. The nest is 

 of simple construction, a depression lined with dry grasses. It is 

 difficult to find. Here the grass protecting it has been turned 

 back. 



Nu Bo4 Young Birds Ready to Leave the Nest; an Unhatchcd Egg 

 Thrown from the Nest. Canoga, near Cayuga lake. 

 (June 24, 1914) Allen 



The young birds remain in the nest about 10 days. What 

 effect will continued early mowing of the meadow have on the 

 prevalence of the bobolink? 



Nu Bo5 Young Bird on Perch Bailey 



Note the wing feathers breaking through their sheaths. 



For map showing distribution and migration of this bird, see 

 Nu ZM25, p. 166. 



Bobwhite {Colinus virginianus virginianus) 



This bird is often called the quail. It has become a rare bird 

 in New York except on Long Island and in the Delaware and 

 lower Hudson valleys. 



Nu Bp2 Nest with Twelve Eggs on Ground. Near Conesus lake. 

 (August 2, 1915) Bailey 



The nest is commonly placed under a small bush or a bunch 

 of grass or beside a fence. A large number of eggs are laid and 

 a second brood is sometimes reared. Why, then, does this bird 

 not increase rather than diminish in number? 



This nest was deserted because a mowing machine had 

 removed the "cover" from about the nest. Note that the nest 

 was photographed in August while the bird nests as a rule 

 in May. 



Nu Bp4 Adult on Nest. Russellville, Ky. (September 13, 1905) 



Embody 



