MERULIDJE. 



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GENUS XCIII.— SPHECOTHERES, Vieillot. 



'Rostrum basi crassum, gla- 

 brum, validum, supra con- 

 vexum, versus apicem de- 

 clive. 



Orbit ce nudae. 



Nares orbiculares. 



Beak thick at the base, 

 smooth, strong, convex 

 abwe, bent down towards 

 the tip. 



Orbits naked. 



Nostrils orbicular. 



Sp. 1. Sp. viridis. Steph. v, x. p. 481.— -New Holland. 



GENUS XCIV— ORIOLUS Auctorum. ORIOLE. 



Rostrum basi paulo depres- 

 sum, mediocre, conico-con- 

 vexum, lateratim compres- 

 sum, apice inclinatum ; 

 mandibula inferior recur- 

 vata, acuta, laciniata. 



Beak rather depressed at the 

 base, moderate, coni co-con- 

 vex, laterally compressed, 

 the tip inclined ; the lower 

 mandible recurved, acute, 

 laciniated. 



Sp. 1. Or. galbula. Shaw, v. vii. p. 408. pi. 53. — Britain, and the 



temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and North Africa. 

 Sp. 2. Or. Chinensis. 



Chinese Oriole. Shaw, v. vii. p. 412. — China. 

 Sp. 3. Or. melanocephalus. 



Black-headed Oriole. Shaw, v. vii. p. 411. — Loriot rieur. 

 Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afriq. vi. pi. 263. — Africa. 

 Sp. 4. Or. flavus. 



Turdus flavus. Steph. v. x. pi. 252. — Loriot d'or. Le Vaill. 

 Ois. d'Afriq. vi. pi. 260. — Africa and India. 



Sp. 5. Or. monacha. 



Turdus monacha. Steph. v. x. p. 2.93. — Loriot Cordougnan. 

 Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afriq. vi.pl. 261, 262.— Africa. 

 Sp. 6. Or. xanthonotus. Linn. Trans. (Horsf.) xiii. 152. — 



Temm. PI. Col. 214. f. 1. 2. 



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