. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. SPURIOUS OR ORCHARD ORIOLE. 167 ;hc elevated and wlierc they are .ctive, sprightly, linost, he is on ring amidst the ifter his lurking 38, in a manner I, that the ear is vely syllables of ittenipts, he also lie ; but still, his hose of the brill- situation of his d seems to enjoy ling his most in- ling twig of the r, is constructed s in depth, ac- ree on which he ding to Wilson, 1 if in an apple- ut the eggs and lulous branches. r leaves of that rable thickness, studied by the so much, as the of its n
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. SPURIOUS OR ORCHARD ORIOLE. 167 ;hc elevated and wlierc they are .ctive, sprightly, linost, he is on ring amidst the ifter his lurking 38, in a manner I, that the ear is vely syllables of ittenipts, he also lie ; but still, his hose of the brill- situation of his d seems to enjoy ling his most in- ling twig of the r, is constructed s in depth, ac- ree on which he ding to Wilson, 1 if in an apple- ut the eggs and lulous branches. r leaves of that rable thickness, studied by the so much, as the of its nest. It long, tough, and 3. The form is ith downy sub- s of the Button- ;oft bed for the â â young. This precaution of a warm lining, as in the pre- ceding species, is, according to Audubon, dispensed with in the warm climate of Louisiana. The eggs are 4 or 5, of a very pale bluish tint, with a few points of brown, and spots of dark purple, chiefly disposed at the greater end. The female sits about 14 days; and the young continue in the nest 10 days before they become qualified to flit along with their parents; but they are gen- erally seen abroad about the middle of June. Previously to their departure, the young, leaving the care of their parents, become gregarious, and assemble sometimes in flocks of separate sexes, from 30 to 40 or upwards ; in the south frequenting the savannahs, feeding much on crickets, grasshoppers, and spiders; and at this season their flesh is much esteemed by the inhabitants.* Wil- son found them easy to raise from the nest, but does not say on what they were fed, though they probably require the same treatment as the Baltimore Oriole. According to Audubon, they sing with great liveliness in cages, be- ing fed on rice and dry fruits, when fresh cannot be procured. Their ordinary diet, it appears, is caterpillars and insects, of which they destroy great quantities. In the course of the season they likewise feed on various kinds of juicy fruits and be
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