Remsen, J.V. 1977 Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus Dec. 11 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif.: 1 im. male in date orchard near highway, where it has been present since early November. Sketch traced from drawing made during observation: culmen straight, upper mandible dark base of lower mandible pale, silvery, slightly reflective. underparts uniform orange with slight brownish cast. legs grayish slightly pale in center of belly tail olive green, outer tail feathers edged paler yellow-green back olive green with columns of blackish marks forming streaks [not as conspicuous as pictured here] white wing bars primaries strongly edged with white [much more conspicuous than shown here] (~4 times) Size and shape of Bullock's Oriole. It gave a chatter like Bullock's Oriole but more rapid and thinner, higher pitched; also gave an inquisitive whistle once. Studied for 10-20 minutes through telescope as it foraged on single dates in the date palm orchard on two separate occasions. (It picked at single dates for up to 5 minutes at a time.) We were as close as 40 ft. and had good light.