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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



(Solfcen dole. 



THE Golden Oriole (Oriolus galbuta, Linnseus) is a rare 

 summer visitor to the southern portion of England. It 

 also occurs during the nesting season throughout Central 

 and Southern Europe, as well as Persia and Turkestan, 

 and spends the winter in Africa. The adult male has the 

 upper and under parts a rich golden yellow; lores and 

 wings, black, with a yellow alar bar; secondaries, edged 

 towards the tips with yellowish-white; tail, black, tipped 

 with yellow more broadly on the outermost feathers ; bill, 

 dull red; feet, leaden grey; irides, red. Length, about 

 nine inches. The adult female and young resemble the 

 male in colouration, but are greyish-white below, with 

 streaks of blackish on the throat and breast. 



