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ers ; rest parts reddish-orange, deeper on the breast. Female with 

 the head, neck, and fore part of the back brownish-black, intermix- 

 ed with dull yellow ; hind part of the back light brownish-yellow, 

 brighter on the rump ; lower parts duller than the male, and about 

 half an inch less in length. Length of male, seven inches, wing 

 three and seven-eighths. 



The " Golden Robin," as it is more familiarly termed, is not very 

 abundant on Long Island. It seems to prefer higher grounds, dis- 

 tant from the sea. In other portions of this State it is quite common. 

 In Rockland county, my friend Mr. Bell, informs me that he has 

 killed as many as twenty-five in the course of two hours, which is 

 a greater number than you would be likely to meet with during a 

 weeks's ramble over any part of Long Island. A few, however, 

 breed there — and from the singular manner in which it constructs 

 its nest, which is suspended from the limb of a tree, it is known by 

 the name of " Hang-nest." The eggs, whigh are five in number, 

 are white, faintly dotted and tinged at the large end with purple. 

 According to Wilson, the Baltimore Oriole inhabits North America 

 from Canada to Mexico, and is found as far South as Brazil. Du- 

 ring the period of re-production it prefers the cultivated grounds, 

 but as soon as the young are able to protect themselves, they pipe 

 their clear and mellow whistle from the tops of the tallest forest 

 trees. 



