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Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American singing bird ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.

The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink.
--W. Irving.