. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. 2C2 BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. Washington, T. V., common in spring, abundant in fall; May 1 to May 27; Aug. 5 to Oct. 1. Sing Sing, tolerably c
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. 2C2 BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. Washington, T. V., common in spring, abundant in fall; May 1 to May 27; Aug. 5 to Oct. 1. Sing Sing, tolerably common S. U., May 1 to Oct. 5. Cam- bridge, very common S. K., May a to Sept. 10. Aent, of grasses, on the ground. J^(j(/(i, four to seven, grayish wliite, fre- quently tinged with the color of tlie numerous irregular spots and blotches of olive-brown or umber, -85 x -tj'i. In June our fields and meadows echo with the Bobolink's " mad music " as, on quivering wing, he sings in ecstasy to his mate on her nest in the grasses below. What a wonderful song it is! An irre- pressible outburst; a flood of melody from a heart overflowing with the joy of early summer. But this glad season is soon over. Even before the tide of the year is full, the Bobolink begins to prepare for the long journey to his win- ter resorts. Doiling his jaunty costume of black, white, and buff, he dons the less conspicuous dress of his mate, and travels in disguise under the assumed name of Reedbird or Ricebird. His voice is hushed, save for a single call-note—a metallic chink. He travels both by day and night, and from the sky we hear his watchword as he signals his companions. The wild-rice marshes of our coasts and rivers are the rendezvous of the countless flocks of Bobolinks, which later will invade South America, stopping eti route to visit the rice fields of South Carolina and Georgia. They pass the winter south of the Amazon, and in March or April begin their northward journoy. The males, in
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