Tin ^ /'/:/' tnuoLB. 



e:idith purplish -|H.ts, and oofi at tin- smaller end with a great numU-r ..f tine inter* 

 lint- of id.' same lux'. 'I'll.' f'"-| <>f tin* Haltinioi. < >rii<- -M-.-HIS in be almost entirely of an 

 animal nature, an.l tu consist of caterpillars, beetles, ami *, most uf tin-in injurious 



t<> ill.- f:iiin.-r "i- the gardener. 



Tin- coloHni: ( this I'ird N a- follows : Tin- head iiiul throat, together with the upper part 

 <>f tli.- Lack an. I tin- "in--, an- d.-ep Ma. k. with the exception of an orange bar ii|..n ih.- 

 shoulder-.. 'I'll.- low.-r i^nt of th.' kick and tin- \vhol.- ..f th.- unili-r -m face are bright or.nme. 



war inin.: int scarlet <>n tin- breast. The edges of the secondaries, the t-v- M<T edges of ih.- 



_' . ' '"! :~. in-! ; ..r ..f Mi..-. ..f ! I,.- pi iin.i! i- -. .1;. irhite. 1 !. :.. 1 1 I- i 1 1 !.. I . ->i i-l , 



...|.,i-...|. and thus described l>\ \Vii-.,n: '!'!,. tail-feathers under the coverts, orange ; ih- 



uiddlc ones I'nuii thence to the tips an- l>la.-k. th.- n.-xt five on each side Mark m-ai tin- 



coverts, and orange toward* tin- x.ti-.-mities, so disposed that wlu-n th.- tail is .-\|..m.|.-d and 



the coverts r in..\.-d. th.- Mack apjM-ars in th.- f..rm of a pyramid supjMirted on an an-h of 



i :-._ The female is dull Mack ii]m tin- iipjM-r \<urta and mottled \\iihliro\vnish-yl! 



. li-i In-iii ii . . : .:>'',- Ehl iwer juirt of tin luu i-. in ! ..II 



th- iindt-r |Mtrtioii> of th. Ixxly ore dull orange, and th- tail i mostly li\- \i-llo\v. The wings 

 are dull brown, and marked ith \.-lloi^h whit.- n]m tin- rovrrte. 



Fnmi these colorn tin- Mnl hasd.-rived thenameflof (ioldi-n Holiin ami Fin- Mini. Its total 

 length in about -.-x- n in.-li.-. 



Tli.- Baltiinoiv ( diol.- U-longs to a genun almost wholly Aiii.-ri.-aii, though what are t-rmt-d 

 th.- tru.- Orioles are Old \\'..iM l.inls. The song of this Mnl is a clear, mellow whistle, 

 repeat") at short intervals, as he gleans among th<- J>nm.-h.-. Th*-n- is in it a certain wild 

 plai:iti\.-n.-s and nmrvM extremely interesting. It is nt utt-nl with the ni]>idit\ of the 

 f.-rniirin-iis thrush, ami some oth.-r .-inin.-nt songsters, but with tin- pleasing tranquillity of 

 a careless plough !MI\, whiMUm: in.-r.-ly for his own amusement. \Vh-n alarmeil by an 

 ajiproarh to his m'st. or any such cin-uMi>tami-. hi- niak.-s a kind of rapid chirping- MTV 

 dilT.-n-nt from his usual note. This, however, is always succeeded by those mellow tones 

 w hich seem so congenial to his nature. 



High oo you poplar, clad in gloria* >ii. 



The onoge, black -capped Baltimore ! aaco. 



The lin.l. ntrndrd bough* (till plvaao him hot; 



BMieath their bending akirU he hang* hU nert. WIUKM. 



He is several years in getting his full plumage. 



OXE of the most curious and handsome birds of this group in termed the CRESTED ORIOLE, 

 on account of the sharp, pointed crest which rises from its head. 



It is a native of tropical America, and seems to be rather a familiar bird, often leaving the 

 forests where it usually dwells, and making its home near the habitations of man. \Vlu-iti--r 

 in the vast woods of its native hind, or whether in the cultivated grounds, it is always to be 

 found in the loftiest trees, traversing their I mini-lies in search of food, and suspending its nest 

 from the extr.-mity of the slenderest twigs. It is a very active Mnl lnth on foot and in the 

 air, one quality being needful for it s movements among the boughs while getting berries, and 

 the other for the chase of the various insects with which it varies its diet. 



The ne-t of the Crested Oriole is a very elegant structun-. much larger than that of either 

 of the preceding species, being soin.-tim.- not less than three feet in length. It is always hung 

 fn>m the very extremity of some delicate twj>;, so as to escape the marauding hand of tin- 

 monkey, or the dreaded fangs of the snake ; and as a great number of these are generally 



found u | MIII one tree, tl omMm-d ertWt. totMher with the busy scene of the parent birds 



continually going and n-tuminj: from their homes, is remarkably fine. The shape of the nest 

 is cylindrical, swelling into a somewhat spherical form at the bottom; and it is found that 

 both birds take an equal share of work in its construction. 



The Crested Oriole is very beautifully as well as curiously colored. The head, shoulders, 

 breast, and abdomen are warm chocolate-brown, and the wings are dark green, changing 



