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

Example Sentences

One whole year I entertained in my bird-room an individual of strongly marked character, an orchard oriole.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne

I have eggs of the robin, cat-bird, bluebird, king-bird, brown thrush, orchard oriole, and of several kinds of sparrows.

From Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

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.

I give a list of birds found in the Canadian woods: Baltimore oriole, barn swallow, wild canary, sand-martin, cherry-bird, ground-bird, ring-dove, shore-lark, red-headed woodpecker, orchard oriole, brown canary, dipper, phœbe, kingbird, guinea-fowl, and sparrows.

From Harper's Young People, September 14, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

I should like to see the orchard oriole in the rôle of a father; a terribly fussy one he would be without doubt.

From In Nesting Time by Miller, Olive Thorne