ORIOLE. 



Willughby faw thefe birds expofed in the poulterers fhops in Na- 

 ples for fale. 



It is very likely that the yellow and huff Jay * of Ray are only 

 the male and female of the golden Thrujb. 



45* 



Oriolus melanocephalus, Lin.SyJl. i. p. 160. N° 3. 

 Le Loriot de Bengale, Brif. on. ii. p. 329. N° 61. 

 LeLoriot de la Chine, Buf. cif. iii. p. 262. II. — PI. eitt. 79, 

 BJack-headed Indian Ifterus, Ed<u>. 77. 



ENGTH eight inches and three quarters. The bill is inclin- D 

 ing to red : irides hazel : the whole head, and the throat, of 

 a full black : greater quills black, longitudinally marked with 

 yellow : the baftard wing is alfo marked with yellow : tail the 

 fame, except the two middle feathers, which are black halfway 

 from the end, and the one on each fide has a black fpot on the 

 infide web, in the middle : legs lead-colour : claws black. 

 Inhabits Madras. 



43- 

 Var. A. 



ESCRIPTION, 



Place. 



Le Troupiale tachete de Madraft, Brif. orn. ii. p. 91. N° 5. 

 Mottled Jay, Rati Syn. p. 195. N° 9. pi. 1. f. 7. 

 Yellow Starling from Bengal, Albin. ii. pi. 41. 

 Yellow Indian Starling, Ediv. pi. 186. 



OIZE of a Jay. Head, throat, and neck, black : body yellow, 

 {potted with black : upper and under tail coverts the fame : 

 wing coverts, quills, and tail, blackilh. 

 Inhabits Madras. Called by the Gentoos, Ctmdoe Vanga Pandooe. 



* Raii Syn. Av. p. 194. N° 7, 8. 



3 M 2 Oriolus 



43- 

 Var. B. 



Description. 



Place. 



