. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 240 HOMES WITHOUT HA\DS, Baltimore), a pretty bird, coloured with orange and black in bold contrast to each other. Its name is derived, not from any particular locality, but from the orange and black of its plumage, those being the heraldic colours of Lord Baltimore, formerly proprietor of Baltimore. It does not receive the fuU colouring until its third year, the orange hues being simply yellow at the. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. end of the second year, and having no
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. 240 HOMES WITHOUT HA\DS, Baltimore), a pretty bird, coloured with orange and black in bold contrast to each other. Its name is derived, not from any particular locality, but from the orange and black of its plumage, those being the heraldic colours of Lord Baltimore, formerly proprietor of Baltimore. It does not receive the fuU colouring until its third year, the orange hues being simply yellow at the. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. end of the second year, and having no red in them until the last moult is completed. So far, indeed, is it from belonging to any particular locality, that it is spread over a very wide range of country, inhabiting the whole of America from Canada to Brazil. The Baltimore Oriole goes by many names ; some, such as Golden Robin and Fire Bird being in allusion to its plumage,. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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