Baltimore oriole
noun
1.
an oriole,
Icterus galbula galbula,
of eastern North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.
Origin
1800-10;
earlier
Baltimore (bird);
so named because the black and orange of the male were the colors of Lord
Baltimore
's livery
British Dictionary definitions for
Baltimore oriole
Baltimore oriole
noun
1.
a North American oriole,
Icterus galbula
, the male of which has orange and black plumage