Book Notices and Rcviczvs. 93 



Measurements and structure Soft f>arts—Cu.\ii.\cvv.\i> 



AND ALLIED FORMS — HvHRIDS — Fll-XD-CHARACTKRS — BrKKDIXC. 



HABITS — Food — Distribution : England and Wales, Scothnid 

 — Migrations — Distribhtion : Abroad. 



I'art 1. contains: Inlroductory Note — Glossary of 

 Terms — Scale of millimetres and inches, with diaj^rams showing- 

 methods of measurement, and a fig', showing- the topographs 

 of a bird. --Key to the Orders.— Famti,v CORl'lDAi — Va^i 

 STfRNID.E—F.\M. ORIOLIDjJi—Vam. rRINGILUDA' 

 commenced. Also a beautiful coloured i)late showing- the 

 juvenile plumages of L. Redpoll, Siskin, Hawi'mch, IJrit. (lold 

 tinch, and Cireenfn-ich. The better to indicate the valuable 

 character of the work we reproduce the account of the Golden 

 Oriole in full. 



'• RIO LI'S ORIOLUS. 

 13. Oriolus uriohis oriolus (L.)— THE GOLDEX ORIOLE. 

 CORACIAS ORIOIA'S Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x. i. p. (1758— Europe, 



Asia. Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 

 Oriolus galbiila Linnaeus, Yarrcll. L. p. 2,^3, Saunders, p. I-15. 



Description.- /!(/;/// )]ialc. Winter. — Lores black; 

 rest of body-plumage bright golden-yellow, g-enerally with few 

 (occasionally good many) feathers of mantle and scapulars and 

 few under wing-co\erts and upper tail-coverts slightly marked 

 black: tail veUety black tinged yellow at base, central pair 

 narrowly tipped yellow, rest with distal half or third yellow; 

 primaries velvety-black, tipped yellowish-white, iimer webs 

 fringed grey and outer webs of 3rd to 5th fring:ed on distal half; 

 secondaries velvety-black with broader yellowish-white tips; 

 primary coverts velvety-black with broad pale yellow tips 

 forming- distinct yellow patch; greater, medium and lesser 

 coverts velvety-black, innermost partially yellow. This plum- 

 ag-e is acquired by complete moult in autumn. Summer. — Xo 

 moult, and no noticeable change by abrasion. 



Adult Female. IVinter and Summer. — Crown, ear-coverts, 

 sides of neck, mantle, scapulars, and back g-olden-g;reen ; rump 

 and upi)er tail-coverts greenish-yellow; lores greyish-black; 

 throat and upper breast ashy-grey, faintly streaked with dark 

 brown; lower breast and belly yellowish-white, more boldy 

 streaked; under tail-coverts, axillaries, and under wing-coverts 



