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able trait in its habits is, that it deposits its eggs in 

 strange nests, Hke the cuckoo. 



Oriolus Icterus. Linn. PI. Enl. t. 532. Peudulinus 

 Longirostris. Vieil. Brisson. II. t. 8. f. 1. 



Head, neck, middle of back, wings, and tail, black ; 

 rest, golden yellow ; size of a blackbird. Carolina. 



Oriolus Minor et Tanagra Bonariensis. Enl. 710. 



Glossy black, tinged with blue about the head ; length, 

 7 inches. Dr. Latham makes it a variety of the 

 Cowpen. 



Oriolus Citrinus. Spix. 76^- 



Face and streak on each side of the chin, black ; head 

 and body beneath, yellow; back, wings, and tail, 

 black. Brazil. 



Xanthornus Gasquet. Quoyet Gaini. Voy. de Frey- 

 cinet. pi. xxiv. Agelaius Guirahuro. Vieil. 



Head, and neck in front, blackish ; above, brown, with 

 slight tint of yellow ; rest, yellow. Paraguay. 



Oriolus Phcenicus. Gm. Sturnus Predatorius. Wils. 

 PI. Enl. 402. 



Black, rather shining; smaller wing-coverts, orano-e 

 red, edged behind by a yellow band. North Ame- 



Red-hreasted Oriole. Oriolus Americanus. Gm. PI. 

 Enl. 236. 2. 



Dusky brown or black ; chin and breast, red ; 7 inches. 



