Bullock's oriole

American  

[bool-uhks] / ˈbʊl əks /

noun

1. a common oriole, Icterus galbula bullockii, of western North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.

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Etymology

Origin of Bullock's oriole

1855–60, named after William Bullock, 19th-century English naturalist

Example Sentences

There are also dozens of ornithological changes, at least one of which should disappoint baseball fans: the Baltimore oriole, now interbred with the Western Bullock's oriole, is renamed the Northern oriole.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many nests of Bullock's oriole rewarded my slight search.

From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

Bullock's oriole and the Louisiana tanager are here also, with many warblers and other little mountain troubadours, most of them now busy about their nests.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

Bullock's oriole of California weaves its nest entirely of the long, strong threads which it draws out of the palm-leaves.

From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John