Dolichonyx oryzivorus n 1: migratory American songbird [syn: {bobolink}, {ricebird}, {reedbird}, {Dolichonyx oryzivorus}]
Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zool.) 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. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] Bobsled