113 
1875. 
Doliehonyx oryzivorus. 
Middlesex County, Mass. 
May 10, 
Seen at Nev/ton. 
July 13. 
Several broods on wing. 
Aug. 4. 
They are now collecting in flocks and migrating, 
for I heaif the metallic chink of birds passirij? 
every night. 
“ 10. 
They came in by thousands this evening to roost in 
the fresh water marshes about Block Island after spend¬ 
ing the day on the salt marshes. They arrive much ear 
lier in the afternoon than the Blackbirds, Robins, etc, 
which roost in the adjacent maple sv/amp. 
« 24. 
The bulk are now gone but many small flocks remain 
“ 31. 
Still here in small numbers. 
Sept. 9.' 
Several, 
“ 13. 
Saw a few in the Fresh Pond marshes. 
187S. 
May 7. 
Six or eight sitting on the tops of bushes in Bock 
Meadov/ singing in chorus. 
July 14. 
Over the Great Meadows at Concord, restless strag¬ 
gling flocks of Bobolinks wore trooping incessantly. 
Several young that I shot although fully fledged and 
strong on the wing, were still being fed by the females. 
The latter were moulting and I killed two unmistakable 
adults that were entirely without tails. The adult 
males were still waring their full breeding plumage liv¬ 
ery and their plumage looked perfect although I did not 
shoot any of them. 
