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Title: Bulletin - United States National Museum
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: United States National Museum Smithsonian Institution United States. Dept. of the Interior
Subjects: Science
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, (etc.) for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt Print. Off.
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nged with tall trees. Some always breed in thepublic grounds within the city. In the memorable spring of 1882, theOrchard Orioles were conspicuous beyond all the other birds for theirnumbers everywhere in the city. On the 15th of May, we saw in theSmithsonian Grounds a flock of at least a hundred, mixed with a fewBaltimores, rambling over the ground in a new-mown grass plot—a veryunwonted spectacle. Next after the political Bobolinks in the WhiteHouse grounds, the Orchard Orioles probably attracted the mostgeneral attention. (324) 112. (144.) Icterus galbula (Linn.) Coues. (I. haltimore of the original edition.) Baltimore Oriole. Chiefly a spring and autumn migrant, though many breed with us.They arrive the first week in May, and remain through the greater partof September. They frequent high, open woods, orchards, and parks, PASSERES OSCINES CORVID^. 73 and some usually swing their grassy hammocks with the Orchard Ori-oles in the shade trees of the public grounds in the city. (32G)
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113. (14G.) Scolecophagus ferrugineus (Gm.) Sw. Rusty Grackle. An abundant winter resident. It arrives the third week in October,and remains until April, always in flocks, which frequent swampy local-ities, plowed fields, and other localities where food is abundant. Themales are seldom, if ever, seen with us in full dress, this not being ac-quired till they reach their northern breeding grounds. (331J 114. (147.) Quiscalus purpureus (Bartr.) Licht. (Q. versicolor of theoriginal edi- tion.) Crow Blackbird. A summer resident; less abundant at that season than when flockingduring the spring and fall migrations. We have not observed that anywinter with us. These Blackbirds arrive in flocks about the 15th ofMarch, and depart late in October. Soon after their advent, those thatare to remain to breed begin their ludicrous courtships, which are acommon spectacle in the Smithsonian Grounds, where several pairs usu-ually nest in holes in the larger trees. (335) 115. (—.) Quiscalus purpureus a

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