ICTERUS BALTIMORE, BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 193 



loiei'ua (Bananirorus) spurius, ScL., Cat. 1862, 130. 



TpJiantes spurius. Be., Consp. i, 1850, 432. 



Xanthornus spurius, Cab., Mus. Heiu. 1651, 184.— Lawr., Ann. Lye. ix, 104 (Costa Rica). 



Pendwlinus spurius, Cass., Pr. Phila. Acad. 1867, 61. 



Oriolus varius et (?)cfflpcn»is, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 390, 392. 



Xanthornus varius, Geay, Gen. of B. — Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 79. 



Turdus ater, Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 831. 



Oriolus castanvus, Lath., Ind. Orn. i, 1790, 181 (= 0. varius, Gm.). 



Icterus castaneus et flavus, Daud. 



FsarcoUus castaneus, Wagl., Syst. Av. 1829. 



Turdus jugularis, L.vrH., Ind. Orn, i, 1790. 361 (= T. ater, Gm.). 



Oriolus mutatus, Wii^., Am. Orn. i, 1808, pi. 4, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4. 



Hyplmntes solitarius ; et Pendulinus nigricoUis et Hridis, Vieill. 



b. affinis. 



Xanthornus affinis, Lawk., Ann. Lye. v, 1851, 113.— Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 79.— Scl. 



& Salv., Ibis, 1859; 20 (Guatemala) ; 1860, 34. 

 Bananivorus affinis, ScL., P. Z. S. 1859, 365. 

 Pendulinus affinis, Cass., Pr. Phila. Acad. 1867, 61. 

 Icterus spurius var. affinis, Coues, Key, 1872, 158. 



Eal). — Tliroughout the United States east of the Roclvy Mountains ; rare in Northern 

 New England, and only casually to the Canadas. Breeds tliroughout its United States 

 range. South in winter into Central America. Cuba. Var. affinis from Texas south- 

 ward. 



Lieutenant Wan-en's Expedition.— ^Z'AQ, Loup Fork ; 5343-53, Nebraska and Dakota. 



Not obtained by Captain Raynolds' nor by the later Expeditions. 



The Orchard Oriole is abundant in the eastern portions of the Mis- 

 souri, and of common occurrence along the wooded streams of the 

 mountains. It is a slightly southerly species, more so than the next. 

 It is not included by Mr. Trippe among Minnesota birds, and is very rare 

 or casual in Northern New England and the British Provinces, its regular 

 limit appearing to be the Connecticut Valley. It breeds tbroughout its 

 United States range. Var. affinis consists of the smaller Southern birds. 



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ICTBEUS BALTIIMORE, (Linn.) Daud. - ■- 



BaUimore Oriole; Golden Robio; Firebird; Hangnest. 



Oriolus Baltimore, Lbstn., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, 162.— Gm., Syst. Nat. i, 1788, 381.— Was., 



Am. Orn. i, 1808, 23, pi. 1, f. 3 ; vi, 88, pi. 53, f. 4. 

 Icterus haltmiore, Dadd., Tr. Orn. ii, 348.— Bp., Syn. 1828, 51 ; List, 1838, 29.— Nutt., 



Man. i, 1832, 1.52.— AuD., Orn. Biog. i, 1831, 66; v, 1839, 278; pis. 12, 423; Syn. 



1839, 143 ; B. Am. iv, 1842, 37, pi. 217.— Bd., B. N. A. 1858, 548.— Hayd., Rep. 



1862, 170.— Lawe., Ann. Lye. viii, 1865, 177 (New Granada). — Sdmich., Mem. 



Bost. See. i, 1869, 553 (Orizaba).— Snow, B. Kans. 1873, 8.— Tkippe, Pr. Best. 



Soc. XF, 1872, 239 (Iowa).— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872. 173 (Kansas, Wy- 

 oming, and Colorado). — Coues, Key, 1872, 158. — Rodney, Am. Nat. 1871. — B. 



B. & R., N. A. B. ii, 1874, pi. 35, f. 5. 

 Tphantes ialiimore, ViEiix., Ency. Meth. 708; Gal. Ois. i, 1624, 124, pi. 87. — Bp., Consp. 



Av. i, 1850, 432.— Woodh., Sitgr. Rep. 1853, 79. 

 Psarocolius baltimore, Wagl., Syst. Av. 1827, No. 26. 



Hyphantes baltimore. Cab., Mus. Hein. 1851, 183. — Lawr., Ann. Lye. ix, 104 (Costa Rica). 

 Icta-us haltimorensis, Bp., P. Z. S. 1837, 116. — Scl. & Salv., Ibis, 18.59, 20 (Guatemala). — 



CouE.s, Pr. Ess. Inst, v, 1868, 285.— Tkippe, ibid, vi, 1871, 117 (Minnesota). 

 Hyphantes baliimorensis, Sol., P. Z. S. 1859, 57, 365 ; Cat. 130 (Xalapa). 

 Icterus baliimorus, McIlwe., Pr. Ess. Inst, v, 1866, 90 (Canada West). 



Mah. — United States, east of the Rocky Mountains. North regularly to the British 

 Provinces. Breeds chiefly toward the northern portions of its range, but generally 

 dispersed in summer over the United States. Passes to Mexico and Central America 

 (numerous quotations). Cuba (Cab., J. f. O. iv, 10). , 



Lieutenant Warren's Expedition. — 9341, Loup Fork; 9342, Elkhorn River; 5359, Yel- 

 lowstone River ; 5357-58, Powder River; ( i7 15, Fort Lookout ; 4745, Farm Island. 



Respecting the specific name of this species, it may be observed : That if Linnseus' 

 name, baltimore, is to be changed at all, it should be altered into baliimorei, not balti- ^ 

 morensis ; for the allusion is to the colors of Lord Baltimore's dress, not to the city of 

 that name. 



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