. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. BALTIMORE OBIOLE 57 emlanovx-ed by the striking, oranoo and black, but the nu>theivs who brood the nests and protect tlie little ones are well concealed by a dnll orano,. dress, and the color pattern of the nudes must dFs- ginse their form at a distance. Then, perhaps, as Mr. ^ ucrtes has suggested, it is well that attention be called from the female and young by the gaudy plumage of the male. However that may be, the Onoles are strong and swift of wing, and in time <)t danger seek safety in flight; whi
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. BALTIMORE OBIOLE 57 emlanovx-ed by the striking, oranoo and black, but the nu>theivs who brood the nests and protect tlie little ones are well concealed by a dnll orano,. dress, and the color pattern of the nudes must dFs- ginse their form at a distance. Then, perhaps, as Mr. ^ ucrtes has suggested, it is well that attention be called from the female and young by the gaudy plumage of the male. However that may be, the Onoles are strong and swift of wing, and in time <)t danger seek safety in flight; while the W,-ens Quad with short wings (see Fig 18, p. 45) find their greatest safety in standing motionless against their natural background. Jiesides having- strong wings, the Oriole has a sharp-pointed bill, which makes a good weapon and a good fork ; being especially adapted to holding the long worms and large insects on which the bird feeds. While eating a great many bugs, grasshoppers, and beetles that injure the locust, apple, and elm trees, the Oriole has a weakness for caterpil- lars, and, most fortunately for the farmers, for the click bee- tles (Fig. 20), the adults of the wire worm, among the most insidious of iiests mining at the roots of turnips, potatoes, and corn.' J^ew birds like the hairy caterpiUars, but Doctor. Fig. 26. Click Beetle (,'irliilf of wire worm), eaten by Oriole. :i M. 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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