. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 5ey nALTTMOUE ORTOLE. Fkj. 25. Baltimore Oriole : Icterus galhula. Adult male, entire head and noek black; most of the body bright orange; wings and tail black. Adult femuh ..pp.'r parts brown and black; nnder parts <lnll orange' throat sometimes spotted with black. Lenytli, about tI mdies. Distuihution. - Eastern United .States, north to New IJrunswiek and Manitoba, west to the Great Plains • breeds from tlie Potomac .-md Ohio valleys nortliward; win- ters in Mt ieo and Central America
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 5ey nALTTMOUE ORTOLE. Fkj. 25. Baltimore Oriole : Icterus galhula. Adult male, entire head and noek black; most of the body bright orange; wings and tail black. Adult femuh ..pp.'r parts brown and black; nnder parts <lnll orange' throat sometimes spotted with black. Lenytli, about tI mdies. Distuihution. - Eastern United .States, north to New IJrunswiek and Manitoba, west to the Great Plains • breeds from tlie Potomac .-md Ohio valleys nortliward; win- ters in Mt ieo and Central America. In the temperate regions of the United States there are few brilliantly colored birds, as gaudy coats are found mostly in troi)ieal regions, where they match the brilliancy of the flowering tree- tops. We can best api)reciate how rich the tints of the Orioles are when we compare them witli the gray Catbird, the sooty Chimney Swift, the fawn-colored Doves, and the brown Wrens and Grouse. It would seem that the Oriole race was. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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