ORIOLUS. 



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Sambhur, 16th July. 

 Sainbhur, 17th .Inly. 

 Sanibhur, 26th July. 

 Delhi, 28th Jime (C. T. Bin ff ham). 

 Agra, 24th June (A. O. Hume). 

 Agra, 26th July (A. O. H.}. 

 Bareilly, 25th May (A. O. H.}. 

 Bareilly, 17th June (A. O. H.). 

 Bareilly, 21st June (A. O. H.). 

 Bareilly, 23rd June (A. O. H.). 

 Baraitch, 20th May (A. O. H.). 

 Lucknow, 2nd July (G. Reid}- 

 Allahabad (C. T. Binaham}. ' 

 Mirzap ur, 29th May (W. E. 



Brooks: Tristram Coll.}. 

 Mirzapur, 28th June ( W. E. B. : 



Tristram Coll.}. 



Jhansi, 22nd June (F. R. Blewitt}. 

 Jhansi, 24th June (F. R. B.). 

 Jhansi, 26th June (F. R. B.}. 

 Jhansi, 29th June (F. R. B.}. 

 Jhansi, 30th June (F. R. B.}. 

 Jhansi, 2nd July (F. R. B.). 

 Hoshungabad, 18th June (E. C. 



Nunn). 

 Hoshungabad, 20th June (E. C. 



N). ' 

 Hoshungabad, 22nd June (E. C. 



N.). 

 Hoshungabad, 28th June (E. C. 



3. Saugor, C. Provinces, 26th June. 



2. Saugor, 2nd July. 



3. Saugor, 7th July. 



4. Saugor, 16th Jiily. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 1 1 u me Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll, 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Oriolus diffusus, Sharpe. 



Oriolus diffusus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. Hi. p. 197 (1877) ; Legae, 



Birds Ceyl. p. 355 (1879) ; Styan, Ibis, 1887. p. 224; Nehrk. Kat. 



Eiersamml. p. 18 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 547 (1909) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersamml. p. 352 (1910). 

 Oriolus indicus, Gates, Fauna Brit,. Ind., Birds, i. p. 502 (1889) ; 



Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, p. 228 (1902); Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. 



i. p. 53 (1903) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1904, p. 487, pi. x. figs. 14 & 17. 



The eggs of the Black-naped Oriole are of a narrow pointed oval 

 form and have a considerable amount of gloss. They are of a pale- 

 pinkish cream-colour, sparingly spotted and speckled with deep 

 purplish-brown and pale lavender. Many of the larger spots are 

 blurred at the edges and run into the surrounding ground-colour. 

 The smaller spots are usually firm arid well-defined. Five speci- 

 mens measure from I'l to 1/2 in length, aud from '78 to -9 in 

 breadth. 



