HOODED ORIOLE. 
505. Icterus cucullatus sennetti. 8 inches. 
This very brilliantly plumaged Oriole is, perhaps, the 
most abundant of the family in southern Texas. It is 
not as shy a bird as the two preceding species and is 
more often found in the neighborhood of houses. 
With the exception of a few kinds of fruits, their 
food consists almost entirely of insects; all the Orioles 
are regarded as among our most beneficial birds. 
Notes.—A harsher and more grating whistle than that 
of most of the Orioles. 
Nest.—Usually in bunches of hanging moss, being 
made by hollowing out and matting the moss together 
and lining it with finer wiry moss. Others are placed 
in yucca trees, such nests being made of the fiber of the 
tree. Eggs dull white, scrawled about the large end 
with black and lavender (.85 x .60). 
Range.—Found only in southern Texas. <A_ sub- 
species (nelsoni) is found in New Mexico, Arizona and 
southern California. 
