What's the difference between cassican and oriole?
Cassican
Definition:
(n.) An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird.
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Oriole
Definition:
(n.) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.
(n.) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard.
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(1) The New York Yankees finally took care of the Baltimore Orioles, without even going into extra innings!
(2) Baltimore riots: schools to reopen and Orioles to play to empty stadium - live Read more “We can’t just leave this to the police,” Obama said.
(3) Hundreds packed into Girona’s Independence Square at a rally for leftwing pro-independence party Catalan Republican Left to hear leader Oriol Junqueras urging residents to support independence.
(4) Obama calls for lifting of Cuba embargo to 'bury the last remnant of the cold war' Read more Contests between American and Cuban sides are rare enough – it wasn’t until 1999 that the Baltimore Orioles became the first MLB team to play here since the revolution – but a chance to best a Florida team in front of the first US president here since 1928 raised the excitement to fever pitch.
(5) On his final day, he visited the island of Camino off the Maltese coast and saw more birds than he had all week – spotted flycatchers, hoopoes and golden oriole.
(6) The hit prompted an outpouring of adulation for the Yankees captain, from press and public, and also a rash of conspiracy theories considering the pitch delivered by the Oriole’s Evan Meek.
(7) The Baltimore Orioles completed a short two-game series sweep of the Yankees on Wednesday, stretching their lead over New York to eight games after the New York offense struggled yet again.
(8) The Nationals may have little choice but to lean on Nate McLouth, a former Pirates, Braves and Orioles outfielder, for whom they dropped $10.75m on over two years this past offseason for in for situations such as these - so far he's hitting .111.
(9) Oriol Romeu saves Southampton’s blushes against Aston Villa Read more Not since 1985 have Spurs gone this long without defeat but their new-found resilience was tested to the full by an Albion side buoyed by James McClean’s first goal for the club, the equaliser after Dele Alli’s opener.
(10) Oriol Romeu shot hard and low only for Gomes to save, a Virgil van Dijk pull-back from a Davis free-kick somehow evaded both a sliding Long and Mané, and the latter also shot wide after being teed up by Long.
(11) The New York Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday, wasting a three-run lead in a 9-5 loss to Nelson Cruz and the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles .
(12) Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for fourth on the career home run list, connecting for No 661 Thursday night and helping the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3.
(13) Why were the Orioles’ first- and second-basemen so close to their bags, rather than in position to intercept a signature slash into right field by Jeter?
(14) We know the Orioles in the east and the Angels in the west (most likely) are division champs.
(15) Meanwhile, the New York Yankees are beating the Red Sox 5-1, and the Rays are 3-0 up on the Orioles.
(16) The Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr, who in 2007 was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame with Gwynn , said on Facebook: “This is an extraordinarily sad day.
(17) It should be noted that Gio Gonzalez of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles infielder Danny Valencia, two more names that were previously linked to the Biogenesis of America wellness clinic, were not on the list today following MLB's investigation.
(18) Major League Baseball told the Guardian that the Orioles would be forced to play and settle the matter – if it needed settling.
(19) The Washington Nationals arrested a six-game losing sequence by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7, the Los Angeles Angels high-powered batting lineup clicked in an 8-3 win over the Oakland A's and the Kansas City Royals dealt another blow to the Baltimore Orioles ' AL East division ambitions with a 7-1 win.
(20) Beethoven incorporated snatches of the cuckoo, quail and nightingale in his Pastoral Symphony , while the 20th-centure French composer Oliver Messiaen went even further , using the sounds of species such as the golden oriole, woodlark, and even the harsh cries of the alpine chough in his musical works.