. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . 53 BOBOLINK (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) T,cMiji;tli, alxiit 7 iiiclu-s. Raiif^c: Hrccds from Ohid iiortluast to XovaScotia, north to Maiiitol)a, and nortlnvcst toBritish Columhia; winters in Sontli Anurica. IFahits and economic status: Wlu-n Anu-ri-can writers awoke to the beauty an<I attract-iveness of our native I)ir<ls, aniont? tlie first t<ihe cnslirincd in song and story was tlie I)oh<i-link. Few species show such strikin^j contrastsin the color of the sexes, and few have songsmore unique and whimsical
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . 53 BOBOLINK (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) T,cMiji;tli, alxiit 7 iiiclu-s. Raiif^c: Hrccds from Ohid iiortluast to XovaScotia, north to Maiiitol)a, and nortlnvcst toBritish Columhia; winters in Sontli Anurica. IFahits and economic status: Wlu-n Anu-ri-can writers awoke to the beauty an<I attract-iveness of our native I)ir<ls, aniont? tlie first t<ihe cnslirincd in song and story was tlie I)oh<i-link. Few species show such strikin^j contrastsin the color of the sexes, and few have songsmore unique and whimsical. In its northernhome tlie bird is loved for its beauty and itsrich melody; in the South it earns deservedhatred by its destructiveness. reachthe soutiicastern coast of the Inited St:ites thelast half of April, just as rice is sprouting, andat once begin to pull up and devour the sjirout-ing kernels. Soon they move on to their north-ern breeding grounds, where they feed uponinsects, weed seeds, and a little grain. Wlienthe young are well on the wing, they gatheri
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