LEMP IL—OREHARD ORIOLE. 
Icterus spurtus. 
Breast and belly chestnut ; head, neck and upper-back black ; lower- 
back chestnut; wings black with chestnut shoulders and a transverse 
band, some of the quills edged with lighter; tail rounded, black, some 
of its quills tipped with lighter ; bill and feet, dark. Length, 7.30 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves middle of September. Nests in trees, 
oftenest in orchards. The structure is woven in the same manner as that of the Baltimore 
Oriole, but unlike the latter, it is placed upon the branch and is not dependent from it. 
“The Orchard Oriole,” to quote Nuttall, ‘*is an exceedingly active, sprightly and restless 
bird ; in the same instant, almost, he is on the ground after some fallen insect, fluttering 
amidst the foliage of the trees. prying and springing after his lurking prey ; or flying, and 
tuning his lively notes in a manner so hurried, rapid and seemingly confused, that the ear 
is scarce able to thread out the shrill and lively syllables of his agitated ditty. Between 
these hurried attempts, he also gives others which are distinct and agreeable ; but still his 
tones are neither so full nor so mellow as those of the brilliant and gay Baltimore.” 
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