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spect a very expert mechanic, weaving for itself a 
beautiful pensile nest of the most delicate texture, 
more or less perfectly wrought according to the skill 
of the workman, as it is sometimes observed that the 
older birds are the best builders. 
Baltimore Oriole. 
The Baltimore Oriole, or Hanging-bird, as it is 
sometimes called, is one of the most prominent of 
our summer visitors, both for its brilliant coloring 
and its lively and cheering song. Bare are the farm- 
houses where its black and orange-colored plumage 
may not be seen as it moves among the surrounding 
foliage, and where its voice is not heard welcoming 
the dawn. Its notes are few and simple, but their 
peculiar sweetness and harmony cannot fail to charm 
the ear. 
In Louisiana, where the climate is often extremely' 
warm, the Oriole suspends its nest from the north 
side of the tree, where it will be most sheltered from 
