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ture that even those who have not heard it must 

 form a good idea of its enchanting music: 



"That rollicking, jubilant whistle, 



That rolls like a brooklet along — 



That sweet flageolet of the meadows, 

 The bubbling, bobolink song." 



In the South he is known as the Rice-hird. The 

 nest of the Bobolink is difficult to find; it is 

 built in a natural cavity of the ground, amongst 



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the tall grass of meadows; which is clearly shown 

 in the photo. In leaving the nest the female will 

 run off through the grass quite a distance before 

 rising, and she will repeat this upon her return, 

 but by getting in a position so that you can over- 

 look a meadow, it is not difficult to locate their 

 site. — They lay from 5 to 7 eggs, and almost 

 every set is different in color and markings.— In 

 this neighborhood they are very abundant. They 

 arrive here after a long journey from the central 



