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U. S, V. E. E. EXP. AND SUEVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENEEAL EEPOET. 



List of specimens. 



ICTERUS BALTIMORE, Daudin. 



Baltimore Oriole; Golden Robin; Hang Nest. 



Oriolus hallimore, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 162.— Wilson, Am. Dm. I, 1808, 23 ; pi. i.— Ib. VI, 1812 ; pi. liii. 



" Icttnis baltimore, Dabd."— Ann. Dm. Biog. I, 1831, C6 : V, 1839, 278 ; pi. 12 and 423.— Ib. Birds Am. IV, 1842, 



37 ; pi. 217. 

 Yphantes baltimore, Vieillot, Gal. dcs Ois. I, 1824, 124 ; pi. 87. 

 Psarocolivs hallimore, Wagler, Syst. Av. 1825, No. 26. 

 Le Batlimore, Bufk. PI. Enl. 506, f. 1. 



Sp. Ch. — Tail nearly even. Head all round and to middle of back, scapulars, wing.i, and upper surface of tail, black ; rest 

 of under parts, rump, upper tail coverls, and lesser wing coverts, with terminal portion of tail feathers, (except two innermost,) 

 orange red. Edges of wing quills, with a band across the tips of the greater coverts, while. Length, 7.50 inches ; wing, 3.75. 



Hab. — Frr.m Atlantic coaBt to the High Central Plains, and in their borders, south to Guatemala. 



The female is much less brilliant in color ; tlie hlack of tlie head and back generally replaced 

 by brownish yellow, purer on tlie throat ; each feather with a black spot. 



