2j^ : , OOLDEX ORIOLE. 



was killed near Tynemouth. In Kent, two built near 

 Elmstone, and were unfortunately shot in June, 1849. Two 

 others had a nest and young near the village of Ord, in the 

 corresponding month, in the year 1836. Several young ones 

 were shot in the neighbourhood in the summer of 1834, and 

 occasional visitors had been seen in that locality for some 

 years previous. Another pair built at Oxney, near Kingsdown, 

 about the year 1841. One was shot near Sandwich, and 

 another, a male, as it would appear near Walmer. 



In Ireland, one was seen for some months in a garden 

 between Castle Martyr and Middleton, in the county of Cork, 

 in the summer of 1817.? One was shot near Bantry, at the 

 seat of Lord Bantry, and another seen at Cahirrnore, near 

 Roxborough. One was shot in the county of Wexford, in 

 May, 1823 ; another near Gorey, in 1837. ? One near Donagh- 

 dee, in the county of Down, on the llth. of May, 1824; one 

 at Ballymona, in the county of Waterford, in 1824 or 1825, 

 and another, a male, near Woodstown, in June, 1838; one 

 near Arklow, in the county of Wicklow, in the summer of 

 1827.? One on the coast of Kerry, in the summer of 1838; 

 and one, a male, in a garden at Ballintore, near Ferns, in the 

 summer of 1837. 



In Scotland, or the northern islands, none appear to have 

 as yet been seen. 



It is a migratory species, moving southwards in April, and 

 northwards again in the month of September. 



These birds frequent woods and groves, and in the fruit 

 season repair to orchards. They are described as being very 

 shy in their habits. The female is so careful of her young, 

 that she will sometimes suffer herself to be taken on the 

 nest. They are capable of being kept in confinement, though 

 not, it is said, without difficulty, and have been taught to 

 whistle tunes. They are generally seen singly or in pairs, 

 excepting while the members of the family continue together 

 in the autumn. These are the only salient points that I 

 am aware of, in regard to the habits of this species. 



They feed on insects and their larvae, and on the various 

 fruits that come in their way figs, cherries, olives, and grapes. 



Their song is described as loud and clear, and their call- 

 note as somewhat resembling their own name, given to them 

 similarly in different languages on that account. It is loud, 

 and somewhat resembling that of the Parrot. 



The nest is flat in shape, and placed in the angle formed 



