BALTIMORE ORIOLE 



ii. Icterus galbula (Linnaeus) 

 Baltimore Oriole 



Male. Length 181 mm. (7.10 in.) ; tail 76 mm. 

 (3.00 in.). Whole head, neck, throat and upper 

 back black, extending down to middle of chest; 

 lower back, rump, lesser wing coverts and re- 

 maining under parts rich orange, wings black 

 with a band of white and white edgings to outer 

 margins of quills; middle and basal part of tail 

 black, remaining part orange. 



Female. Length 166 mm. (6.55 in.); tail 69 

 mm. (2.65 in.). Above brownish orange, brighter 

 and unmarked on the rump and spotted with 

 black on head and neck; wings dusky with two 

 white wing bands, the quills edged with gray; 

 under parts dull orange yellow. 



Young. Similar to female, duller yellow 

 replacing the orange yellow. 



A common winter visitor distinguishable 

 from the native species by its deeper orange 

 color, small size and the white on the wings. 

 Often seen in spring about Ancon. 



12. Icterus spurius (Linnaeus) 

 Orchard Oriole 



Length 156 mm. (6.15 in.); tail 68 mm. (2.70 

 in.). 



Male. Head, neck, middle of upper chest, 

 upper back and scapulars, black; lower back, 

 rump, lesser wing coverts and remaining under 

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