. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 535 ture that even those who have not heard it must form a good idea of its enchanting music: "That rollicking, jubilant whistle, That rolls like a brooklet along — That sweet flageolet of the meadows, The bubbling, bobolink ; In the South he is known as the Rice-hird. The nest of the Bobolink is difficult to find; it is built in a natural cavity of the ground, amongst •$ &. the tall grass of meadows; which is clearly shown in the photo. In leaving the nest th
. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 535 ture that even those who have not heard it must form a good idea of its enchanting music: "That rollicking, jubilant whistle, That rolls like a brooklet along — That sweet flageolet of the meadows, The bubbling, bobolink ; In the South he is known as the Rice-hird. The nest of the Bobolink is difficult to find; it is built in a natural cavity of the ground, amongst •$ &. the tall grass of meadows; which is clearly shown in the photo. In leaving the nest the female will run off through the grass quite a distance before rising, and she will repeat this upon her return, but by getting in a position so that you can over- look a meadow, it is not difficult to locate their site. — They lay from 5 to 7 eggs, and almost every set is different in color and markings.—In this neighborhood they are very abundant. They arrive here after a long journey from the central. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. Y. : Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
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