. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. 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. Bill and feet blue black. Female : smaller and paler, some- times the black replaced by olive or grayish. Young similar to female. Length 7 to 8 inches. Nest. Pensile and purse-shaped, 6 to 8 inches deep, suspended from extremity of branch 10 to 50 feet from the ground
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. 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. Bill and feet blue black. Female : smaller and paler, some- times the black replaced by olive or grayish. Young similar to female. Length 7 to 8 inches. Nest. Pensile and purse-shaped, 6 to 8 inches deep, suspended from extremity of branch 10 to 50 feet from the ground, composed of yarn, string, horsehair, grass, etc, woven into a compact texture. Eggs. 4-6; dull white, blotched irregularly with dark brown ; .go X . 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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