42 THE BIRDS OF SUSSEX. 



ORIOLID^. 



GOLDEN ORIOLE. 



Oriolus galhula. 



This species can only be considered a very irregular visitant. 

 The greater number have occurred in spring. 



In my own collection I have two males which were shot 

 at Charleston, near Alfriston, in May 1833 ; and in the same 

 month of 1853 1 saw a male which had been shot at Erring- 

 ham, near Shoreham. A few days afterwards another was 

 seen in the grounds of Lady Lloyd, at Lancing, in the same 

 neighbourhood. 



In this same year, 1853, I was told by Mr. Dennis of 

 another example which had been shot by Mr, King, of East 

 Blatchington, on the 14th of June. It happened in this way : 

 he had taken his gun to shoot some Starlings which had 

 aunoyed him by building their nests on each side of his front 

 door, making a great mess, and while he was looking out for 

 them, a bird flew into an elm tree opposite, which he shot, 

 and finding it was not a Starling, sent it to Mr. Dennis. It 

 proved to be a female Golden Oriole, and shortly afterwards 

 I saw it at Mr. Swaysland^s. 



In May 1866 two male specimens were shown me by Mr. 

 Pratt, of Brighton, which he had just received in the flesh 

 from Lewes ; and in the same month a male and female were 

 shot by one of his sons, on the lawn of Preston Place^ near 

 Brighton, which I also saw ; these latter were bought by the 

 late Bishop Wilberforce. 



Mr. Whitaker, of West Grinstead Park, possesses a young 

 male specimen^ which he told me was shot at Dial Post, in 

 that parish^ by one of his keepers^ on the 28th of June, 1888. 



