Museum of Vertebrate Zoology was created in 1908.

Within the Animal Kingdom there are many phyla, or categories of animals. One such category is chordata. All chordates have, at some time in their development, a notochord. For some animals this notocord later develops into a spinal column

Vertebrates are members of the subphylum vertebrata: chordates with backbones or spinal columns.

Vertebrate zoology is the study of non-human vertebrates.

Leonard Blomefield has written:

'A manual of British vertebrate animals' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Zoology, Vertebrates

No, it is a very common member of the Icteridae (blackbirds).

Meadowlarks and orioles are in the family Icteridae,along with blackbirds.