THE GOLDEN ORIOLE. 



(Oriolus galbula.) 



' I 'HE Orioles are entirely birds of the Eastern 

 -*■ Hemisphere. In America there are many 

 black and yellow birds, which are commonly 

 called " Orioles," such as the " Baltimore Oriole," 

 for instance, but these birds are really " Hang- 

 nests," and belong to the Icteridx, a purely 

 American family. 



Orioles are found in Europe, Asia and Africa, 

 that is to say, the yellow and black forms, of 

 which our Golden Oriole is the best known repre- 

 sentative ; for in Australia, all the Orioles have a 

 greenish type of plumage. The Orioles constitute 

 a family apart, having somewhat of the habits of 

 Starlings and Thrushes, but building nests and 



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