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Icterus galbula

Hangbird \Hang"bird`\ (h[a^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zo["o]l.) The Baltimore oriole ( Icterus galbula); -- so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole.

Icterus galbula

Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole \Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (Zo["o]l.) A common bird ( Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics.