ORIOLE, BALTIMORE. GOLDEN ROBIN. FIRE 

 BIRD. ENGLISH ROBIN. HANG-NEST 



A flash of fire through the air; a rich, high, whistled 

 song floating in the wake of the feathered meteor; the 

 Baltimore oriole cannot be mistaken. 



NELTJE BLANCH AN. Bird Neighbors. 23 



I always look for the Baltimore oriole when the cherry 

 trees burst into blossom, and at no time does its beautiful 

 plumage appear to better advantage than when seen 

 against a background of white flowers. 



CHAPMAN. Bird Life. 22 



Among all the designs of nests, in this country at least, 

 there is nothing more picturesque than the deep, pendulous 

 structure of the Baltimore oriole, hanging from near the 

 extremity of a drooping branch of an elm-tree, nearly 

 seven inches in depth, of cylindrical shape, the outer part 

 a sort of coarsely woven cloth made of thread, sewing 

 silk, ravellings of any kind, strings of the flax of silk-weed, 

 tow, etc., with a lining of horse-hair, grass and similar 

 material. 



PARKHURST. The Birds' Calendar. 31 



Before the advent of civilization in this country, the 

 oriole probably built a much deeper nest than it usually 

 does at present. When now it builds in remote trees and 

 along the borders of the woods, its nest, I have noticed, 

 is long and gourd-shaped; but in orchards and near dwel- 

 lings it is only a deep cup or pouch. 



BURROUGHS. Signs and Seasons. 7 

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