. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 256 BIRDS OF AMERICA Sennett's Oriole seems to occur in the United States chiefly in a narrow strip of land between the Mexican line and the Rio , ii> Texas. The vegetation here is composed mainly of almost impenetrable thorny thickets, reinforced by yucca trees and cactus growths. Here, Mrs. Bailey records, she found this Oriole's home, which she describes as " one of the most skill- fully wrought nests ever made, a perfect basket hung by the handle to the drooping bayonets in such a way that the sharp points protected it and yet l
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 256 BIRDS OF AMERICA Sennett's Oriole seems to occur in the United States chiefly in a narrow strip of land between the Mexican line and the Rio , ii> Texas. The vegetation here is composed mainly of almost impenetrable thorny thickets, reinforced by yucca trees and cactus growths. Here, Mrs. Bailey records, she found this Oriole's home, which she describes as " one of the most skill- fully wrought nests ever made, a perfect basket hung by the handle to the drooping bayonets in such a way that the sharp points protected it and yet left the bird an easy entrance. The nest was made of yucca fiber, decorative touches be ing given by bits of gray moss stuck on here and ; The Arizona Hooded Oriole, or Nelson's Ori- ole (Icterus ciiciillatiis uclsoiii) is similar to Sen- nett's Oriole, but paler and with its forehead entirely yellow. It is found chiefly in Mexico and comes north into southwestern California, southern Arizona, and southwestern New Mex- ico. Once in a while it ventures into central Califoniia. It winters south of the United ."states. V. Drawing by R. I. Brasher SENNETT'S ORIOLE (J nat. size) A Mexican-border bird who builds where you must scratch your hands to get at the nest ORCHARD ORIOLE Icterus spurius {Liiuurus) A. O. U. Number sofi See Color Plate 75 Other Names.—Brown Oriole; Basket Bird; Orchard Starling; Orchard Hang-nest; Bastard Balti- more. General Description.— Length. 7 inches. Fore and upper parts, black; under parts, chestnut. Bill, long and pointed; wings, moderately long; tail, more than J^ length of wing. Color.— Adult M.\le : Head, neck, upper chest, back, and shoulders, uniform black; wings (except lesser and iniddle coverts) black, with narrow whitish edgings; tail, black, the extreme base abruptly yel- lowish ; ruiiip, u[<pcr tail-cnvcrts. lesser and middle zvincj-caverts, and under parts of body (including under winfj-coverts) uniform rich chestnut
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