Baltimore oriole

American  

noun

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

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Baltimore oriole British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Baltimore oriole

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

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

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

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Slung from one limb like a hammock is the pendant nest of a Baltimore oriole.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2019

Too late, we earn the wrath of the male parent, a blaze of orange and angry chattering, a Baltimore oriole.

From New York Times • May 24, 2012

The nest of nests, the ideal nest, is unquestionably that of the Baltimore oriole.

From Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz