. Birds and nature . d in as intricate a manneras if sewed with a needle. The nestsare round, open at the top, about fourinches broad and three deep. It is admitted that few birds domore good and less harm than ourOrchard Oriole, especially to the fruitgrower. Most of his food consists ofsmall beetles, plant lice, flies, hairlesscaterpillars, cabbage worms, grass-hoppers, rose bugs, and larvae of allkinds, while the few berries it mayhelp itself to during the short timethey last are many times paid for bythe great number of insect pests de-stroyed, making it worthy the fullestprotection. The O
. Birds and nature . d in as intricate a manneras if sewed with a needle. The nestsare round, open at the top, about fourinches broad and three deep. It is admitted that few birds domore good and less harm than ourOrchard Oriole, especially to the fruitgrower. Most of his food consists ofsmall beetles, plant lice, flies, hairlesscaterpillars, cabbage worms, grass-hoppers, rose bugs, and larvae of allkinds, while the few berries it mayhelp itself to during the short timethey last are many times paid for bythe great number of insect pests de-stroyed, making it worthy the fullestprotection. The Orchard Oriole is very social,especially with the king bird. Mostof his time is spent in trees. Hisflight is easy, swift, and graceful. Thefemale lays from four to six eggs, oneeach day. She alone sits on the eggs,the male feeding her at parents are devoted to theiryoung. The fall migration begins in thelatter part of July or the beginning ofAugust, comparatively few remainingtill September. 32 f l^^fc^.
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