BALTIMOEE ORIOLE. 



507. Icterus galbula. 7 l /2 inches. 



Male orange and black; female dull yellowish and 

 gray. 



They are sociable birds and seem to like the company 

 of mankind for their nests are, from choice, built as 

 near as possible to houses, often being where they can 

 be reached from windows. As they use a great deal 

 of string in the construction of their nest, children 

 often get amusement by placing bright colored pieces 

 of yarn where the birds will get them, and watch them 

 weave them into their homes. 



Song. A clear, querulous, varied whistle or warble; 

 call, a plaintive whistle. 



Nest. A pensile structure often hanging eight or 

 ten inches below the supporting rim, and swaying to 

 and fro with every breeze. They lay five or six white 

 eggs, curiously scrawled with blackish brown 

 (.90x.60). 



Range. N. A. east of the Rockies and breeding 

 north to JSew Brunswick and Manitoba. Winters in 

 Central America. 



