218 ORIOLID^. 



Oriolus rolleti, Salvad. Atti R. Accad. Turin, vii. p. lol ; Ileugl. 



Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 404 

 Oriolus personatus, Heiir/l. J.f. O. 1867, p. 203. 

 Oriolus brachyrhynchus, Schl. M. P.-B. Coraces, p. 108 (iiec Swains.). 



Adult male. Whole of the head deep glossy black, extending down 

 to the breast ; nape and sides of the neck rich golden yellow ; whole 

 of the back and scapi;lars bright yellow, with a slight olive tinge on 

 the latter, and brighter yellow on the rump ; wing-coverts black, 

 but so broadly edged with yellow that the black does not show ; the 

 outermost cubital coverts edged with grey ; the primary-coverts 

 black, tipped with white, forming a distinct speculum ; quills black, 

 the inner web paler, especially in the secondaries ; the secondaries 

 broadly edged with yellow on the outer web, those nearest the pri- 

 maries having also a margin of white, which in the primaries them- 

 selves entirely takes the place of the yellow, so that tbese are edged 

 and tijjped with pure white ; tail-feathers for the most part yellow, 

 black at the base ; as they approach the middle feathers the black 

 colour occupies the most part of the feather, being, however, strongly 

 tinged with olive on those nearest the middle feathers, which are 

 entirely olive-green ; under surface of the body brilliant golden 

 yellow ; biU brownish red ; feet black. Total length 9 inches, bill 

 fi-om front 1"1, from gape 1*4, wing 5-4, tail 3-2, tarsus 0-9, middle 

 toe 0-8, hind toe 0-4. 



Toxmg male. Similar to the old male, hut the colours not nearly 

 so pirre, with indistinct brown stripes on the feathers of the upper 

 part, of the body ; head dusky brown ; quills brown, edged exteriorly 

 with lighter brown ; breast with black longitudinal markings ; tail 

 darker olive-green. 



Hah. Southern aad North-eastern Africa, the hirds from the latter 

 place being rather smaller, as is also the race from Angola. 



u. Ad. St. Cape of Good Hope. Maj.-Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. 



h. Ad. sk. South Africa. J. Eocke, Esq. [P.]. 



V, d. (S ad. sk. Eland's Post, S.E. Africa, R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



May 20, 1870 (T. C. 



Atmore). 



e. (S juv. sk. Eland's Post, June 8, 1870 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



(T. C. Atmore). 



f. cJ juv. sk. Knysna, January 2, 1865 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



(Andersson). 

 ff. Ad. sk. Natal. Thomas Ayres, Esq. [C.]. 



h. Juv. sk. Natal. 



t. Ad. sk. Rustenherg, S.E. Africa. F. A. Barratt, Esq. [C.]. 



k. Ad. sk. Angola. J. J. Monteiro, Esq. [C.]. 



I. Juv. sk. Angola. 



m. Ad. sk. Rio Dande, Angola, June R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



24, 1869 (SaJa). 

 n. Juv. sk. Mombas ( Wakefield). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



28. Oriolus brachyrhynchus. 



Oriolus brachj-rhynchus, Sivains. B. W. Afr. ii. p. 35 ; Bp. Consp. 

 i. p. 347; Hnrtl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 81; id. J.f. O. 1861, p. 162; 



