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tiest, of wool and the long stems of grass curiously inter- 

 woven, and attached to the horizontal fork of the bough of 

 a tree. The eggs are four or five in number, of a white 

 colour, slightly tinged with purple, with a few distinct spots 

 of ash grey and claret colour. 



GOLDEN OKIOLE. 



La Yaillant, who first described this richly- coloured Oriole 

 as a native of Southern Africa, remarks that it is there only 

 known as a bird of passage, arriving at the fruit season, and 

 disappearing soon after. It is probably, therefore, one of 

 those migratory species which, like the Grakles, usually 

 reside in equinoctial Africa, and migrate southerly during 

 autumn. These birds inhabit only the deeper forests, and 

 from constantly perching on the highest trees are difficult 

 to shoot or capture. 



The Orioles of South America are of a different genus to 

 the above, and are called by the natives Yapous, a name 

 expressive of their natural cry. They are peculiarly dis- 

 tinguished for the curious construction of their nests, which 

 are composed of bark and small rushes, interlaced with 

 many black filaments resembling horse-hair. The form is 



