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bob-o-Lincoln

imitation of the bird’s song

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A breeding male bobolink singing from a meadow grass stalk, with its distinctive black body, buff nape, and white shoulder and rump patches clearly visible.
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bobolink

BOB-uh-lingk/ˈbɑbəˌlɪŋk/

A North American songbird of meadows and fields.

Etymology
bobolinkEnglishimitation of the bird’s song

The earlier name bob-o-Lincoln imitated the bird’s hearty spring song. The name thus identifies this songbird through a human rendering of its bubbling call.

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