Bullock's oriole

[bool-uhks]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bullock's oriole¹

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

Example Sentences

Now a Bullock’s oriole who ended up in the Ottawa area is set to finally fly home to western North America – in the passenger cabin of an Air Canada flight.

From The Guardian

The decision was made to send her to British Columbia, the northernmost point of the Bullock’s oriole’s habitat.

From The Guardian

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

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg