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Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Banta, Nathaniel Moore, 1867- Schneider, Albert, 1863- Higley, William Kerr, 1860-1908 Abbott, Gerard Alan
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, American Audobon association
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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arly bare stem, throwing out two or three irregularmasses of leaves at the top. ORCHARD ORIOLE The Orchard Oriole ranges throughout eastern NorthAmerica, from the Gulf to Canada, wintering in CentralAmerica. The orchard oriole was until fifteen years ago one of thecharacteristic birds of the Chicago area, and he appearedthe embodiment of this hustling center, as he is apparentlyalways in a hurry. Even his notes, though pleasing, areuttered while he is rapidly moving through the foliageremoving caterpillars from the leaves or other forms ofinsect life from the bark of trees. It, like the Baltimoreoriole, is welcome about the home, as the beauty, the song,and the destruction of insect life make it a highly usefulbird. The plumage of the male orchard oriole is darker thanthat of our other American orioles, and should not be mis-taken for the more common Baltimore. With the Balti-more oriole, this is the only species common to easternNorth America. Orioles are not forest-loving birds, but
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COPYRIGHT 1*00, BY A. W. MUMFOflD, CMiC*GO ORCHARD ORIOLE.i Life-size. .^ BALTIMORE ORIOLE. % Life-size. COPVRiaNT ItOO, tv A. W. MUMFOflD. CHtCAOO BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. 295 seem to prefer orchards, shade trees, or a narrow growth oftrees along streams. Unlike the Baltimore, the orchard oriole uses grassalmost exclusively in constructing a nest. The grass con-sists of long blades obtained while green. After the nestis completed, the grass becomes cured into a beautiful yel-lowish-green. The shape of the nest and the attachment tothe small twigs remind one of the nests built by our vireos,but is somewhat larger and built of different material. Frequently the orchard oriole has the peculiar habit ofconstructing two adjacent nests. Four to six eggs arelaid; the background is bluish-gray and the markingsappear in the form of dots, irregular blotches of dark brownand black. They bear a general resemblance to the eggsof the red-winged blackbird, being without the scrawls orpen lines so

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