. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. f^^. «^l^ Drawing by R. I. Brasher BULLOCK'S ORIOLE ti nat. size) This is the beautiful Oriole of the West, a good singer and a clever nest builder bright and fine looking as the bird she had lost the day before. This bird was shot also, jiartly because he was in such fine plumage and partly to see if the female would find another as easily. Two days later, she appeared with a third hus- band who went the way of the two former ones. The female then disappeared for a few days, but returned again with a fourth suitor. The nearly 7 per cent, of the bir
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. f^^. «^l^ Drawing by R. I. Brasher BULLOCK'S ORIOLE ti nat. size) This is the beautiful Oriole of the West, a good singer and a clever nest builder bright and fine looking as the bird she had lost the day before. This bird was shot also, jiartly because he was in such fine plumage and partly to see if the female would find another as easily. Two days later, she appeared with a third hus- band who went the way of the two former ones. The female then disappeared for a few days, but returned again with a fourth suitor. The nearly 7 per cent, of the bird's food for the year. The major part of its vegetable food is fruit, especially in June and July, when it often eats more cherries and apricots than the owners of the trees think is just. But it is probable that no great harm is done to fruit crops, as the com- plaints are not many. Injurious caterjjillars form a large part of their vegetable food. RUSTY BLACKBIRD Euphagus carolinus (MiJllcr) A. O. U. Number 509 i>ee Color Plate y3 Other Names.— Rusty Crackle; Thrush Blackbird; Rusty Oriole; Rusty Crow. General Description.— Length. 9 inches. Male, black; female, slate-colored. Bill, shorter than head, and narrow; wing, long and pointed; tail, nearly as long as wing, moderately rounded. Color.— .^DULT Male in Summer; Uniform black. faintly glossed with bluish green changing to dull. 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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