506. Icterus spurius 

 ORCHARD ORIOLE. 7 inches 



Male. Above, head, wings, upper back and tail black ; lower back 



and shoulders chestnut ; wing bars white. Below, throat black ; 



breast and belly chestnut. Female. Above olive-green ; wings 



darker, with white bars. Below, yellowish. 



Frequents orchards as well as trees about houses. Not common in 



Massachusetts. Arrives the last of May. 



Song. Similar to the Purple Finch's. 



Nest. Basket like, of grass, in fork of twigs in orchard. 



Breeds. In southern New England. 



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