AYES. 141 



PASSER] - OSCINES 



ICTERIDAE. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. May 4-Aug. Eggs, June 



11-14 (Aug.). 



265. Icterus galbula (Linne) Coues. 



Baltimore oriole; Fire-bird; Golden oriole; Golden robin; 

 Hang-bird; Hang-nest; Pea-bird. 



Coracias galbula Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 108. 

 "in America." 



Icterus baltimore (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1S42, vol. 

 4, ]>. 37, pi. 217. Egg, Bendire, 1895, vol. 2, pi. 7, fig. 6-9. 



Orchards and shade trees; nest pensile in trees. 



Me. — ■ Common summer resident mainly in southern counties. 

 May9-Aug. 30 (Sept. 10). 



N. H. — Common summer resident at lower elevations. May 6- 

 Sept. 6 (Sept. 20). 



Vt. — Common summer resident; accidental in winter. May 

 10-Sept. (Dec. 4, 1884). 



Mass. — Common summer resident; accidental in winter. (April 

 29) May 1-Sept. 9 (Nov. 15, 1885, E. Templeton; Nov. 18, 1888, 

 Hyde Park). Eggs, May 24-July 4. 



R. I. — Common summer resident. May 4-Sept. 1. Eggs. 

 May 24-28. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. May 1 -early Sept. (Nov. 

 15, 1885, Portland). Eggs, June 6. 



2G6. Icterus bullocki (Swainson) Bonaparte. 

 Bullock's oriole or troupial. 



Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1S42, vol. 4, p. 43, pi. 218. Egg, 

 Bendire, L895, vol. 2, pi. 7, fig. 10-13. 



Xanthomas buUockii Swains., Phil, mag., 1827, new ser., vol. 1. 

 p. 436. "Table land. . . .in Mexico." 



( )|>en country along streams; nests in trees. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: Sorrento, about middle of Nov., L889. 



