ICTERUS BALTIMORE, BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 193 



Icterus (Bananirorus) spiirius, Scl., Cat. 1863, 130. 



Yiihantcs spurius, Bp., Consp. i, 1850, 4;}2. 



Xanthonms sj)uriiis, Cab., Mus. Heiu. 1851, 184. — Lawr., Anu. Lye. ix, 104 (Costa Rica). 



Penduliniis sjyurws, Cass., Pr. Pbila. Acad. 1867, 61. 



Oriolus varius et (?)c«_pcHSis, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 390, 392. 



Xanthoruiis varius, Gray, Gen. of B. — Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 79. 



Tnrdns ahr, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 831. 



Oriolus castantus, Lath., IdcI. Orn. i, 1790, 181 (=0. varius, Gm.). 



Icterus castaneus et Jlarus, Daud. 



FsarcoUns castaneus, Wagl., Syst. Av. 1829. 



Turdus jugularis, Lath., Ind. Orn, i, 1790. 361 (= T. ater, Gm.). 



Oriolus wutatus, Wii.s., Am. Orn. i, 1808, pi. 4, iigs. 1, 2, 3, 4. 



Hypliantes solitarius ; et Pendulinus nigricoUis et viridis, Vieill. 



b. affinis. 



Xaniliornus affinis, Lawr., Ann. Lye. v, 1851, 113. — Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 79. — SCL. 



& Salv., Ibis, 1859, 20 (Guatemala) ; 1860, 34. 

 Bananivorus affinis, Scl., P. Z. S. 1859, 365. 

 Pendulinus afflnis, Cass., Pr. Pbila. Acad. 1867, 61. 

 ' Icterus spui-ius var. affinis, Coues, Key, 1872, 158. 



Eal). — Tbrougbout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; rare in Northern 

 New England, and only casually to the Canadas. Breeds throughout its United States 

 range. South in winter into Central America. Cuba. Var. affinis from Texas south- 

 ward. 



Lieutenant TTarren's Expedition. — 9339, Loup Fork ; 5343-53, Nebraska and Dakota. 



Not obtiiiued by Captain Raynolds' nor by the later Expeditious. 



The Orchard Oriole is abundant in the eastern portions of the Mis- 

 souri, and of common occurrence along the wooded streams of the 

 mountains. It is a slightly southerly species, more so than the next. 

 It is not included by Mr. Trippe among Minnesota birds, and is very rare 

 or casual in Northern New England and the British Provinces, its regular 

 limit appearing to be the Connecticut Valley. It br#*eds throughout its 

 United States range. Var. affinis consists of the smaller Southern birds. 



ICTERUS BALTIIMORE, (Linn.) Daud. 



Baltimore Oriole; Golden Robin; Firebird; Hangncst« 



Oriolus haltimore, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, 162.— Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 381.— WiLS., 

 Am. Orn. i, 1808, 23, pi. 1, f. 3; vi, 88, pi. 53, f. 4. 



Icterus iallimore, Daud., Tr. Orn. ii, 348.— Bp., Syn. 1828, 51 ; List, 1838, 29.— Nutt., 

 Man. i, 1832, 1.52.— Aud., Orn. Biog. i, 1831, 66; v, 1839, 278; pis. 12, 423; Svn. 

 , 1839, 143 ; B. Am. iv, 1842, 37, pi. 217.— Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 548.— Hayd., Rep. 

 1802, 170.— Lawr., Ann. Lye. viii, 1865, 177 (New Granada). — Sumich., Mem. 

 Bost. Soc. i, 1869, 553 (Orizaba).— Snow, B. Kans. 1873, 8.— Trippe, Pr. Boat. 

 Soc. XV, 1872, 239 (Iowa).— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872, 178 (Kansas, Wy- 

 oming, and Colorado).— Coues, Key, 1872, 158.— Rodney, Am. Nat. 1871.— B. 

 B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, pi. 35, f. 5. 

 Tphantes hallimorc, Vieill., Ency. Meth. 708; Gal. Ois. i, 1824, 124, pi. 87.— Bp., Cousp. 

 Av. i, 1850, 432.— Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 79. 



Psarocolius baltimore, Wagl., Syst. Av. 1827, No. 26. 



Ili/phantcs baltimore, Cab., Mus. Hein. 1851, 183. — Lawr., Ann. Lye. ix, 104 (Costa Rica). 



Icterus haltimorensis, Bp., P. Z. S. 1837, 116. — Scl. & Salv., Ibis, i8.")9, 20 (Guatemala). — 

 CoUK.s, Pr. Ess. Inst, v, 1868, 285.— Trippe, ibid, vi, 1871, 117 (Minnesota). 



Hyphantes haltimorensis, SCL., P. Z. S. 1859, 57, 365; Cat. 130 (Xalapa). 



Icterus baltimorus, McIlwr., Pr. Ess. Inst, v, 1866, 90 (Canada West). 



//a&.— United States, east of the Rocky Mountains. North regularly to the British 

 Provinces. Breeds chiefly toward the northern portions of its range, but generally 

 dispersed in summer over the United States. Passes to Mexico and dntral America 

 (numerous ((notations). Cuba (Car., .1. f. (). iv, 10). 



Lieutenant Jf'arren's Expedilion.—'J.W, Loup Fork; 0342, Elkhorn River; ,5359, Yel- 

 lowstone River; .')3.')7-58, Powder River: 6715, Fort Lookout; 4745, Farm Island. 



Re8])eeting the specitic name of this spin-ies, it may be observed : That if Linna'us' 

 name, bullimore, is to be changed at all, it should bo altered iuto baltimorei, not halti- 

 morensis ; for the allusion is to the colors of Lord Baltimore's dress, not to tho city of 

 that name. 



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