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Definition of Baltimore oriole

1. Noun. Eastern subspecies of northern oriole.

Medical Definition of Baltimore oriole

1. A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colours (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms. Synonym: golden robin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Baltimore oriole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"From the "American Natural History" THE baltimore oriole The Deadly Enemy of the Cotton-Boll Weevil ..."

2. American Ornithology, Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"Catesby's baltimore oriole. /Male-Md* Baltimore. I female—Not mentioned. Spurious Baltimore of ditto. ..."

3. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"baltimore oriole. Adult Male. From Yearbook of US Department of Agriculture, 1895. This is a common visitor to the greater part of the Lower Peninsula, ..."

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