Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-05-16 | Page 9 | The Oriole and the Boe Section

the oriole be birds their heads being small are usually regarded as stupid but an amateur pointed out the oth er day a proof that the baltimore oriole at least Is very intelligent take the orioles habitat in the summer he bald and all around it you will find the decapitated bodies of bebe the oriole Is fond of honey and he has discovered somehow that the bee carries honey in a sac accordingly he rushes down on the insect snips off its bead removes its viscera and then swallows the honey that la now laid bare this shows intelligence on the orioles part but I 1 have not yet described the thing which shows the birds reasoning power most strongly it la only the sane less male white beaded bees that the oriole slays the stinging bees he leaves alone wisely philadelphia record