Bob-O-Link
BOBLINK, RICE BIRD (dolichonyx common American bird found from Paricterus acripennis), or BIRD, or oryzivorus or a aguay to Canada, the only one of its place it near the Baltimore bird (ictecharacteristics and the character of the kind, and that difficult to classify. Some characteristics and the character of the bob-o-link exhibit much that is unique.
In the male the head, lower surface, and tail are black, while the upper surface is lighter, yellowish white in front, black with yellow streaks behind. The color and the The female is much plainer-yellowish and the note change with the seasons. brown with darker streaks above, and the note change with the seasons. pale grayish yellow below.
The name originally Bob Lincoln-is unique, rivaling the lark. The change of an imitation of the bird's note. In song, The name-originally Bob Lincoln-is the full-throated male bob-o-link is ing time is very striking. He becomes the male in color and form at the breeding time is very striking. He becomes as sometimes to be called the skunk bird, ous, mincing gait. spending the winter in the West Indies.
In summer it is found as far N. as the The bob-o-link is a bird of passage, banks of the Saskatchewan, in 54° lat., but is most plentiful in the Atlantic every meadow and cornfield. It renders States and other eastern parts of the good United States, where it is to be seen in sects and their larvæ; but in the South, both in April and August, at seed time ood service by the destruction of insects and their larvæ; but in the South, ple the rice-growing industry, and destroy about a fourth of the crop. Thousands are killed for the table. On acin the markets. count of their beauty and powers of song , many are caught, caged and sold small game bird of the United States,