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bobolink /ˈbɒbəlɪŋk /noun A North American songbird of the American blackbird family, with a finch-like bill. The male has black, buff, and white plumage.- Dolichonyx oryzivorus, family Icteridae.
In breeding plumage, male bobolinks are mostly black, with a buff nape, white shoulder patches, and a white rump....- Redbirds, bluebirds, robins, bobolinks, scarlet tanagers, Kentucky warblers, and orchard orioles strut and sing like the cast of a turn-of-the-century revue.
- Grasslands and prairies support a number of polygynous species as well, including meadowlarks, bobolinks, dickcissels, lark buntings, and great-tailed grackles.
Origin Late 18th century (originally Bob o'Lincoln, Bob Lincoln): imitative of its call. |