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THK HULLUCK ORlC)\E. 



Authorities. — Icterus bullockii Ron. Baird, Kcji. I'ac. K. K. Siirv. IX. ]>t. 

 11. KS5.S, p. 330. T. C&S. D'. D--. Ss'. Ss'. J. 11. 

 Specimens. — (I", of W. ) I'rov. C. P'. 



BIRD of sunshine and gcxxi cliccr, s|)rinjjtinic's ri|)cst offering and 

 cmhlcni of summer acliieved, is this happy-hearted creature wlio flits about 

 the orchards and timljcr cultures of eastern Washington. The willows of 

 the brook, the cottonwoods and the rpiaking asps, were his necessary home 

 until the hand of the pioneer made ready tiie locust, the maple and the Lom- 

 bardy implars, wiiich arc now his favnritc abiding ])!accs. And so. for many 



BUI.I. OCR'S OKIOLE. 



years, the droning of bees, the heavy-scented breath of the acacia, and the 

 high, clear whistling of the Oriole have lH;en associated memories. 



A little less dandified than his eastern cousin, the Ii>rdly Bird of Balti- 

 more, the Bullixk Oriole fulfills much the same economy in habit, song, and 

 nesting as that well-known bird. He is, if anything, a little less muscial. 

 also, and not so conspicuous. 



The males arrive a week or two in advance 1 >f their mates, and api)car quite 

 ill at case until joined by their shy companions. Marriage compacts have to 



