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Oriolus moloxita, Rdpp. N. W. Vog. p. 29, t. 1*2. tig. 1 ; id. Syst. 

 Uebers. p. Co ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 'I'^I; Bp. Consp. i. p. 347 ; Sckl. 

 Mies. P.-B. Coraces, p. 108; Gray, Hund-l. B. i. p. 292. 



Head black, as also the entire throat, extending a little way down 

 the breast ; iipper surface of the body olive-yellow, brighter on the 

 nape, sides of the neck, and rump ; wing-coverts olive-yeUow ; pri- 

 mary-coverts black, white at the tip, fonniug a very distinct white 

 alar speculum ; quills black, very light grey on the underside, the 

 inner secondaries olive-j'ellow on the outer web, the outer ones verj* 

 light blue-grey ; the primaries white on the basal portion of the 

 outer web, and becoming light brown towards the apical portion ; 

 tail pure yellow, except the middle feathers, which are olive-green, 

 edged and tipped with yellow; under .surface of the body bright 

 golden yellow : bill brownish red ; feet bluish grey. Total length 

 9 inches, biU from front 0-9, from gape 1*1, wing 5-4, tail 3"1, 

 tarsus O'S, middle toe 0-8, hind toe 0"3r>. 



Hah. Noi'th-eastern Africa. 



26. Oriohis crassirostris. 



Oriolus crasshostris, Havtl. Oni. Westafr. p. 26G ; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1870, p. 221. 



Similar to 0. larvatus, but larger and with a much shorter bill. 

 For dift'erences between these two species see Dr. 0. Finseh's remarks 

 in my paper on African Orioles ( I. c), where a life-sized figure of 

 the heads of these two species is given. 



Jfab. Island of S. Thomas, "West Africa. 



27. Oriolus larvatus. 



Le Coudougnau, Le J'ail/. Ois. d'Afr. pi. 2G1. 



piiolus coudougnan, Tcmiii. Bee. d'Ois. livr. 54. 



Le Loriot a masque noir, Tenim. Cat. Hyst. Cab. d'Orn. pp. 46, 203. 



Oriolus larvatus, Licht. Vtrz. Doubl. p. 20 : Bp. Consp. i. p. 347; 



Cub. Mas. Hein. Th. i. p. 210 ; Grill, Zovl. Antcckn. p. 34 ; Mvnt. 



P. Z. S. 18fi5, p. 93 ; Schl. 3im. P.-B. Coraces, p. 107 ; Hew/l. 



Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 403; Sharpe, Ibis, 1870, p. 223; id. Cat. Afr. 



B. p. 53 ; id.' P. Z. S. 1873. p. 714; Bocuye, Jorn. Lisb. ii. p. 342; 



Shelley, Ibis, 1875, p. 75; Barratt, Ibis, 1876, p. 204. 

 Oriolus capensis, Strains. Clas.<if. B. ii. p. 237 ; id. B. IV. Afr. ii. 



p. 37. 

 Oriolus melanocephalus, Des Murs in Lefebvr. Voy. Abyss. Zool. 



p. 169 {nee Linn.). 

 Oriolus monachus, Wayl. Syst. Av. Oriolus, no. 7 (wee Gfn.). 

 Oriolus arundinarius, Burch. Trav. S. Afr. i. p. 464. 

 Oriolus chloris, Citv. MS.; teste Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 81. 

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