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PLATE XL 



THE YELLOW SHOULDERED ORIOLE. 



GENUS 0RI0LU3, LIN. SYST. l6o. ORIOLE, PEN. GEN. BIRDS I J. 



SIZE, of the figure. 



3ILL, dufky. 



HEAD, the feathers of the back part of the head turned 



upwards and curled, neck, back, breast, 

 and BELLY, black. 



WINGS, lirft order of coverts, bright yellow; the 



others, \vitli scapulars and secondaries, 

 black edged with pale brown; primaries, 

 dufky. 



TAIL, very long; black. 



LEGS, dufky. 



PLACE, uncertain. It was brought over from Holland 



by Mr. tennant, who favoured me with 

 leave to take a drawing from it. 

 The Butterfly belongs to the équités achivi 

 of LiNN^us. KRAMER lias defcribed it in his 

 PAP. EXOT. pi. 2. fig. B, c. under the name of 

 PHORCAS. The green colour on the under 

 fide is paler than the upper fide, or even 

 whitilh. This figure was taken from a fpeci- 

 men in the cabinet of Mr. tunstall. 



