134 OUR FRIENDS, THE BIRDS. 
There is a little English book on birds that makes 
this statement: “‘The Baltimore Oriole lives in Balti- 
more in North America. It builds a hanging nest 
about three feet long and one foot across.” Where 
would the poor little Orioles be in a nest like that? 
BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 
[ONE-HALF LIFE-SIZE.] 
Some people object to the Oriole’s shrill whistle, 
while others praise it extravagantly. It probably de- 
pends upon when and where it is heard. 
John Burroughs, in “ Wake Robin,” gives a very 
interesting account of the Baltimore Oriole. This was 
