Pronunciation: ' bu ̇ -l ə ks-
Function: noun
Etymology: William Bullock flourished 1827 English naturalist
Date: 1878
: an oriole ( Icterus bullockii ) of the western U.S. in which the male has a black crown and black line through the eye and the female has a yellowish head and breast and that was formerly considered to be a subspecies of northern oriole