96 THE OklOLES. 



The Black^headed Oriole (O. melanocephalus or 

 ceylonettsis t -~tht two are probably the same bird) 

 differs from the other in having the whole head 

 black. The yellow of the body is of a coarser 

 shade, or, if you prefer the word, a richer. 

 To my mind the whole bird is less tastefully got up, 

 but it is a glorious bird. This species is very 

 common on the whole coast during the cold 

 season, and no doubt in Bombay too. I cannot 

 speak with certainty, because it is easily confounded 

 with the other unless you get a fair sight of it. All 

 the Orioles are great fruit-eaters and frequent banian 

 and peepul trees with the mynas and coppersmiths. 

 But they also gobble up great, hairy caterpillars and 

 other large, soft-bodied insects. 



