orchard oriole

American  

noun

1. a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.

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Etymology

Origin of orchard oriole

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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orchard oriole

There were six of them, and every one delighted in singing; the three thrushes, a bluebird, a female orchard oriole, and a Mexican clarin.

From In Nesting Time by Miller, Olive Thorne

No one but an orchard oriole could so mix things, and sure enough! there he was, scrambling over the flowers.

From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne

Our orchard oriole also makes a pendent nest, but not so deep and pocketlike as that of the Baltimore oriole, and showing no such elaborate use of strings and hairs.

From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John

The silvery phrases of the orchard oriole fell on the ear like a shower of "liquid pearls."

From See America First by Hiestand, Orville O.

The orchard oriole of the United States offers us an excellent example of a bird which modifies its nest according to circumstances.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel