. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. V '^â ?:>.^.yi '^'"^.j *>- / 'ilLL --"^t "-1 >\X'-ir^'~. 'I'lA (^^^"^-J BALTIMORE ORIOLE. golden robin. hang-nest. fire bird. Icterus galbula. Char. Male : head, neck, throat, back, wings, and greater part of tail black ; wing-coverts and secondaries tipped with white ; other parts orange. T?ill and feet blue black. Female : smaller and paler, some- times the black replaced by olive brown or grayish orange. Voung similar to female. Length 7 to 8
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. V '^â ?:>.^.yi '^'"^.j *>- / 'ilLL --"^t "-1 >\X'-ir^'~. 'I'lA (^^^"^-J BALTIMORE ORIOLE. golden robin. hang-nest. fire bird. Icterus galbula. Char. Male : head, neck, throat, back, wings, and greater part of tail black ; wing-coverts and secondaries tipped with white ; other parts orange. T?ill and feet blue black. Female : smaller and paler, some- times the black replaced by olive brown or grayish orange. Voung similar to female. Length 7 to 8 inches. A'est. Pensile and purse-shaped, 6 to S inches deep, suspended from of branch 10 to 50 feet from the ground, composeo uf yarn, string, horsehair, grass, etc., woven into a compact te.\ture. Eggs. 4-6; dull white, blotched irregularly with dark brown ; .yo X. 60. kk. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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