507. Icterus galbula 
BALTIMORE ORIOLE. $8 inches 
Male. Above, head, upper back, wings and middle of the tail 
black ; wing bars white; rump and outer tail feathers orange. Be- 
low, throat black, the rest orange. Female. Above olive, wings 
and tail brown; wing bars white. Below yellowish. 
Called Golden Robin, Hangnest, etc. A slender, graceful bird, 
flight easy and direct. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives about 
May 10. © 
Song. Clear whistled notes, loud and continuous, suggesting the 
Robin and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 
Nest. Hanging often near the extremity of a limb. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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