108 THE SECOND BOOK OF BIRDS 
in his dress as the Baltimore. He has chestnut 
color with his black. His mate is different. She 
is olive on the back, and yellow below, and she 
has bright blue legs and feet, which look as if 
they were covered with kid. 
The nest is a. hanging one, of course, but it 
does not usually swing like other oriole nests. It 
is a little supported at the bottom. It is very 
beautiful, for it 1s made of one kind of fine 
grass. When it is first made, its green color 
makes it hard to see among the leaves. And as 
it dries, it turns a rich yellow, like bright clean 
straw. It is not so high as the Baltimore’s, and 
not hung to the end of a branch. It is often in 
an apple-tree, for this bird likes to be near people. 
The song of the orchard oriole is different 
from the Baltimore’s. It is longer, and has more 
variety. His mate sings also. Her voice is 
sweeter than his and not so loud. 
If you live in California, the oriole you know 
will be the Arizona Hooprp OrioLEe. Some- 
times he is called the palm-leaf oriole for a 
reason you will soon see. He is a beautiful, 
slender bird, having bright orange color with his 
black. He wears more black than some of the 
family. His face and throat and tail and wings 
are of that color, though the wings have two 
