BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 



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BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 



This bird was named in honor of Lord Baltimore, whose racing 

 colors — orange and black — the male oriole wears. The black color 

 is worn on the head, back, wings, and middle tail feathei*s ; the 

 remainder of the plumage is orange, with a thin stripe of white 

 on the end of the tail, and a bar of the same color on the wing. 

 The female is of smaller siz^ and much paler tints. The orange 

 in her plumage is dull, and the black is sometimes replaced by a 

 grayish tint or dark olive. The young birds resemble the female. 



