BOBOLINK—Family Icteridse. 
494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 7 inches. 
This bird is found ovei : most of North America from the 
southern parts of Canada south, and has been gradually ex¬ 
tending westward as far as California. During mating season 
it is hard to find any other bird so completely filled with 
music as are these birds. They are also quite *ocmbte bird 
and several pairs of them may be found nesting in the same 
Sieee of meadow land, and filling the air with their sweet 
wfld music They place their nest in a shallow hollow on the 
ground; it 'is lined with grass and frequently so covered as to 
L almost arched over to conceal the eggs, hour or n ss 
of a lavish white, thickly blotched and spotted with brown 
ot different Shades’ and lilac, generally covered with ground 
color on the larger end (.84x.62). 
COWBIRD. 
495. Holothrus ater. 7% inches. 
southern* poi7ion° of < ^Can^d£n^°They ie are^7 L he^on5^|birds^ which 
Hih^/oung^The^nTeposH atngfe egg^Tethnes two) in 
the nest of some other bid, usually of a smaller variety. 
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