Identifier: birdsofohiocompl00daw (find matches)
Title: The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Dawson, William Leon, 1873- Jones, Lynds, b. 1865
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Columbus, The Wheaton publishing co.

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Dayick, dayick is the raucous note of mischief or mere clamor.Delary, dclary is the sound pressed out during those extraordinary springingmotions which the bird describes through the whole arc of his physical reach.It seems to be used both to announce a discovery, to summon or warn friends,or as a preparatory flight call. Tliis delary is often preceded by a mellowtoob, toob, of puzzling origin, and the flight itself is often accompanied bv arich ringing Chc-klung-oo-i. Besides these, there are, of course, varioussoliloquizing and conversational notes, and these on occasion may reach thedoubtful dignity of song. If we can say little that is good of the Blue Jay, all must agree that he isan interesting character: and our moral duty toward him and those uponwhom he preys will probably be best observed, not by a policy of ruthless ex-termination, but by keeping the species xvithin bounds. near Buckeye Lake. Photo by the .4ntlu NEST .AND EGGS OF BEUE JAY FIFTEEN FEST HIGH IN SWAMP WILLOW.
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THE BOBOLINK. No. 4-BOBOLINK. •^A. O. U. No. 494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus (^Linn.). Synonyms.—Skunk Blackbird; Reed-bikd; Rice-bird; Meadow-wink. Description.—Adult male, breeding pliiinage: Head and below, rich glossyblack,—the feathers having at first a bufl:y edging which wears off as the seasonadvances; a broad nuchal patch of strong butf or cream; scapulars, lower back,rump, and upper tail-coverts pale white; middle back gray; upper back, wingsand tail glossy to dead black with various huffy edging; tail-feathers sharplypointed; bill dull black; feet brown. Adult female: Ground color of plumageolive-buff,—clearest below, and in median crown, superciliary, and inter-scapularstripes; the remainder black and brownish-fuscous. Adults in fall, and young:Like female in spring, but huffier and with less black throughout. Length 7.00-7.50 (177.8-190.5) ; wing 3.00-4.00 (76.2-101.6) ; tail 2.75-3.00 (69.8-76.2); bill.55 (14.) ; tarsus .90-1.00 (22.9-25.4). Female averages a half-i

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