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 near the extremity of a limb. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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