BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 
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GENUS IX. — j!7S, Bbisson. 
SUBGENHS II ICTEDUS. 
So. ICTERUS RALTIMOEUS, DAUDE ORIOLUS SALTIitORUS, WILS. 
BALTIMORE BIRD, OR ORIOI.E, 
'''II-SOK, PL. I. FIG. III. 
—MALE. — EDINBURGH COLLEGE MUSEUM. 
This is a bird of passaije, arriving in Pennsylvania, 
from the south, about the beginning of May, and 
departing toivards the latter end of August, or beginning 
of September. From the singularity of its eolours, the 
construction of its nest, and its preferring the apple 
trees u-eepiim- willows, walnut and tulip trees adjoining 
the farm houle, to build on, it is generally knoini, and, 
»s usual, honoured with a variety of names, such as 
haniT-nest, hanging-bird, golden robin, lire bird, (trom 
the'brin-ht orange seen tbroiigli the green leaves, 
Cesemblnig a flash of fire,) &c. but more generally the 
Baltimore bird, so named, as Oatesby informs us, from 
’ts colours, which are black and orange, being those ol 
the arms or livery of Lord Baltimore, formerly pro- 
prietary of Maryland. . 
The Baltimore oriole is seven inches in length ; Dill 
almost straight, strong, tapering to a sharp point, bUick, 
and sometimes lead coloured, above, the lovver mandible 
light blue towards the base. Head, throat, upper part 
af the back and wings, black ; lower part of the back, 
•■'imp, and whole under parts, a bright orange, deepening 
Into vermilion on the breast ; the black on the shoulders 
•s also divided by a band of orangre; exterior edges ot 
the greater wing-coverts, as well as the edges of the 
secondaries, and part of those of tlie primaries, white ; 
the tail feathers under the coverts, orange ; the two 
•hlddle ones from thence to the tips, are black, the 
"ext five, on each side, black near the coverts, and 
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