Plate XX 
Plumages of the Bobolink 
1. Adult male, summer. 2. Adult male in post-nuptial (fall) molt. 3. Adult male 
and adult female after postnuptial molt, and young in first winter. (This is the Reedbird 
plumage.) 4. Adult female, summer. 5. Adult male after complete prenuptial (spring) 
molt. Plumage No. 1 is then acquired by wear and fading. 
