BULLOCK'S ORIOLE


Meaning of BULLOCK'S ORIOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbu̇-ləks- ]

noun

Etymology: William Bullock fl 1827 English naturalist

Date: 1878

: an oriole ( Icterus bullockii ) of the western United States 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

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