Hangbird: The oriole, so called from its hanging nest; one of by James Russell Lowell: Summary, Meaning & Analysis
The poem
Lowell's most beloved "garden acquaintances" at Elmwood. In a letter he says: "They build a pendulous nest, and so flash in the sun that our literal rustics call them fire hang-birds." See the description in _Under the Willows_ beginning: "My oriole, my glance of summer fire." See also the charming prose description in _My Garden Acquaintance_.