ORIOLUS. 503 



Travancore. This species also occurs in Ceylon. Jerdon records it 

 from Dharwar and near Calcutta ; Swinhoe from Manpur, Central 

 India; and Ball from the Rajmehal hills. Further east, Hume met 

 with it in Manipur, Blyth received it from Arrakan, and I found 

 it abundant in Southern Pegu. Davison observed this Oriole in 

 Tenasserim from Moulmein down to Malawun. It is a winter 

 visitor only to the above localities, being found from October to 

 March. It summers in China and Mongolia. 



515. Oriolus tenuirostris. The Burmese Black-naped Oriole. 



Oriolus tenuirostris, Blyth, J.A.S.B.xv, p. 48 (1846); id. Cat. 

 p. 216 ; Hume, S. F. iii, p. 131 ; Godw.-Atist. J. A. S. B. xliii, 

 pt. ii, p. 166 ; Blyth, Birds Burm. p. 140 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. iii, 

 p. 198 ; Hume $ Dav. S. F. vi, p. 329; Hume, Cat. no. 471 ter ; 

 Scully, S. F. viii, p. 298 ; Oates, B. B. i, p. 212 ; Hume, S. F. 

 xi, p. 187. 



Coloration. In general appearance similar to 0. indicus. Differs 

 in having a more slender bill ; in the wing-spot or yellow on the 

 primary-coverts being larger, the length of the yellow marks being 

 about three quarters of an inch ; in the amount of yellow on the 

 tail extending to nearly 2 inches on the outer feathers, and to 

 1 inch on those next the middle pair, against 1'5 and *4 inch respec- 

 tively in 0. indicus ; in the narrower width of the band on the 

 nape, which is never more than *4 inch as against '7 in 0. indicus ; 

 and in the back of the male being tinged with green. 



Young birds are difficult to separate. If very young, weight 

 must be attached to the smaller bill and to the smaller amount 

 of yellow on the tail. When the nape-band becomes indicated, 

 however feebly, there can be no doubt to which species the bird 

 examined belongs. 



In the adult the iris is red ; bill pale pink ; inside of the mouth 

 flesh-colour; legs plumbeous; claws dark horn-colour; in the 

 young the bill is black. 



Length about 10 ; tail 3-7 ; wing 5-9 ; tarsus 1 ; bill from 

 gape 1*35. 



Distribution. Nepal ; Darjiling terai ; Bhutan and Buxa Doars ; 

 Cachar ; Manipur ; Karennee ; Arrakan ; Pegu ; Tenasserim to 

 the extreme south. Rare, but apparently a permanent resident. 



516. Oriolus macrurus. The Nicolar Black-naped Oriole. 



Oriolus macrourus, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xv, pp. 46, 370 (1846) ; id. 

 Cat. p. 216; Horsf. $ M. Cat. i, p. 270: Ball, S. F. i, p. 71; 

 Hume, S. F. ii, p. 228, iii, p. 132 ; id. Cat. no. 471 quat. ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. M. iii, p. 202. 



Coloration. Male. Lores and a band through the eye and across 

 the nape, where it becomes about three quarters of an inch broad, 

 black ; forehead, crown, the whole upper plumage, lesser and 

 median coverts, and outer webs of the greater wing-coverts deep 



