Hangbird: The oriole, so called from its hanging nest; one of
James Russell Lowell
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_.