BALTIMORE ORIOLE Definition & Meaning

Baltimore oriole

an oriole, Icterus galbula galbula, of eastern North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.

Baltimore oriole

a North American oriole, Icterus galbula , the male of which has orange and black plumage

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1800–10; earlier Baltimore (bird); so named because the black and orange of the male were the colors of Lord Baltimore 's livery

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Examples have not been reviewed.

There's also some evidence that an animal's diet can trigger the condition in some species, such as Baltimore orioles.

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Chimney swift, northern flicker, fish crow, killdeer, Baltimore oriole and gray catbird among them.

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The Baltimore oriole that arrives in the yard next to mine every May 1 or 2 and starts advertising his availability for a mate.

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One, very high up, might be that of a Baltimore oriole, which I love because of the way their nests hang like sporrans.

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That list included iconic Mid-Atlantic breeding birds like Eastern whip-poor-wills and Baltimore orioles.

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