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bobolink
CIDE DICTIONARY
bobolink, n.
An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus ). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird , reedbird , and Boblincoln . [1913 Webster]
"The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bobolink, n. a N. American oriole, Dolichonyx oryzivorus.
Etymology
orig. Bob (o') Lincoln: imit. of its call
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