GOLDEN ORIOLE 



PLATE CV. 

 Oriolus galbula, LINNAEUS 



THE Oriole, though but a straggler, has occasionally 

 nested in the south of England, and would doubtless 

 do so habitually if not so constantly persecuted. 



The nest is usually suspended from the small forked 

 bough of a tall tree, to which it is firmly attached. It is 

 made of stalks of grass, small roots, and wool, cleverly 

 interwoven together, and is lined with the finer portions of 

 the same materials. 



The eggs are commonly four or five in number, of a 

 clear white colour, blotched with reddish purple. 



