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BIRDS OF HULL. 
BOBOLINK. 
DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS. 
July 19, 1892, while I was walking up 
Strawberry Hill with a friend, w^e saw a pair of 
Bobolinks ; the male was very tame and we ap- 
proached within ten or twelve feet of him ; while 
on the ground, he v/ould .sing very little, he 
seemed to be talking or chattering to us, as if 
he were trjdng to draw our attention to himself, 
then as we came nearer he would take to wing 
and give out those beautiful flute-like notes for 
which these birds are fi'mous, and that once 
heard will never be forg;otten. There is a cer- 
tain wildness and richness to their song, that 
appeals very forcibly to all bird lovers. I do 
not know of any of our birds that we greet 
with greater pleasure hi spring, than the bobo- 
Ihik. 
