ORDER I'ASSERES. 397 



The Oriole of Europe. Oriolus Galhula, L. Gml. 26. 



A little larger than the blackbird. The male is of a 

 beautiful yellow ; the tail and a spot between the eye 

 and beak black, the end of the tail yellow ; in the 

 female the yellow is substituted by an olive, and the 

 black by brown. This bird suspends its nest skilfully 

 formed on the branches ; eats cherries and other fruits 

 and insects in spring. 



Oriolus Auratus, Vieil. Vail. O. A. t. 260. T. Flavus, 

 Gml. O. Bicolor, Temm. Licht. 



Yellow ; eye-band black ; quill black; secondaries, 

 outer edge, yellow ; tail black : yellow tipt. South 

 Africa. 



O. Galbula, /3. Lath. O. Melanocephalus, Lin. Vail. 

 O. A. t. 263. PI. Enl. t. 79. Edw. t. 77. 



Yellow ; head and throat black ; a yellow spot at base 

 of primaries ; tail all yellow. This appears to be also 

 the 



O, Annulatus and O. Nov. Hispania; from Seba, t, 55. 

 f. 4. and t. 63. f 3. 



Merla Bicolor, Aldrov. O. Coudougan, Vail. O. A. 

 t. 261. 262. O. Radiatus, Gml. O. Larvatus, 

 Licht. O. Monachus, Wagner. Female, T. Mo~ 

 nachra, Gml. 



Yellow ; back olive ; head and throat black ; smaller 

 wing-coverts white-tipt ; base of all the tail-feathers 

 black. South Africa. 



O. Sinensis, Gml. PI. Enl. t. 590. 0. Cochin Chi- 



