. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . Fig. 357. 494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Bobolink. Bill conic-acute, cutting edges bent in; tail shorter than wing, withstiffened acute feathers ; wings long and pointed ; feet stout, tarsus shorterthan middle toe and claw; claws all very large. Adult male in spring :under parts wholly black; upper parts black, with cream or buffy brownpatch on hind neck, light streaking on wing and fore parts of back, gray-ish scapulars, and white hind back, rump, and upp
. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . Fig. 357. 494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Bobolink. Bill conic-acute, cutting edges bent in; tail shorter than wing, withstiffened acute feathers ; wings long and pointed ; feet stout, tarsus shorterthan middle toe and claw; claws all very large. Adult male in spring :under parts wholly black; upper parts black, with cream or buffy brownpatch on hind neck, light streaking on wing and fore parts of back, gray-ish scapulars, and white hind back, rump, and upper tail coverts. Adultfemale : ground color yellowish brown, paler and plain on under parts. Fig. 358. except for blackish streaks on flanks; heavily streaked on upper parts;crown with buffy brown median stripe. Adult male in fall and winter :similar to adult female, but streaking of upper parts blacker. Young,first fall and winter : like adult female. Young, first plumage: like adultfemale but more buffy, with necklace of faint dusky spots; flank streaksobsolete. Male : length (skins) , wing , tail ,bill . Female: length (skins) , wing , tail , bill . Distribution.—Breeds in Transition zone in open prairies-and cleareddistricts from Assiniboia south through the middle states, and from theAtlantic west to Idaho and eastern Nevada; migrates to the West Indiesand South America. Nest. — In a slight depression in the ground, made of dried weed stemsand grasses. Eggs: 5 to 7, from gray to reddish brown, irregularly spot-ted and blotched with browns and purples. Food. — Insects, including grasshoppers, locust
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