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Baltimore|ˈbɔːltɪmɔə(r)|
Also Baltimore-bird, -oriole.
[See quot.; Lord Baltimore was formerly proprietor of Maryland.]
A bird (Icterus Baltimorii) of the Starling family, found throughout North America.
1669N. Shrigley True Rel. Virginia & Mary-land 4 Fowle naturally to the Land are..Redbirds, the Baltenore [sic] bird, being black and yellow, [etc.]. 1676J. Speed Theatre of Empire ii. 44 That which is black and yellow is called the Baltemore-bird, from the colours of his Lordships Coat of Arms. 1730Mortimer in Phil. Trans. XXVI. 432 The Baltimore Bird hath its Name from being of the same Colour with Lord Baltimore's Coat of Arms. 1813A. Wilson Baltimore Bird Wks. 279 The orange, black-capped Baltimore is seen. 1868Wood Homes without H. xiii. 239 The Baltimore Oriole..coloured with orange and black in bold contrast. |