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Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)

ca. 1808
Pastel and graphite on paper
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 9 1/8 × 11 9/16 in. (23.2 × 29.4 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Linda and Joseph Simon in honor of Roberta J.M. Olson
1863.18.1
Breeds in most of eastern United States, winters through Central America to northern South America.
DescriptionImmature male
InscribedInscribed along lower edge in brown ink: "wild cherry -- black throated Male Oriole --"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Study for Havell pl. 42
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Study for Havell pl. 42
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.42
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), and Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Havell plate no. 388
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), and Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Havell plate no. 388
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.388
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,
John James Audubon
ca. 1836
1863.17.433
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Study for Havell pl. 12
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Study for Havell pl. 12
John James Audubon
ca. 1822-1825
1863.17.12
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 343
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 343
John James Audubon
1820; 1833
1863.17.343
Merlin (Falco columbarius), Study for Havell pl. 92
Merlin (Falco columbarius), Study for Havell pl. 92
John James Audubon
ca. 1825-1829
1863.17.92
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Study for Havell pl. 24
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Study for Havell pl. 24
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.24
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea), Study for Havell pl. 88
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea), Study for Havell pl. 88
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.88
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Study for Havell pl. 435
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Study for Havell pl. 435
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.435
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Havell plate no. 356
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Havell plate no. 356
John James Audubon
1820; ca. 1836
1863.17.356
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi), Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens), and Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) , Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi), Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens), and Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) , Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
John James Audubon
1836-1837
1863.17.393
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), Havell plate no. 365
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), Havell plate no. 365
John James Audubon
1819; ca. 1835
1863.17.365