MELANOPSAR. — EUOPSAE. 581 



the large end, the blotches Eorming a rough wreath about it. At 

 this end, too, there was a hint, in the faintest markings, of the 

 scrawl-like figures so characteristic of the eggs of many Orioles. 



" On March 23, the birds began building still another nest, and 

 laid in it before it was quite completed. On April 28, a young 

 Moriche Oriole hatched, and for the next two weeks both parents 

 kept busy feeding the young bird with insects. Most of these they 

 secured at the blossoming cashew tree. While the birds were in- 

 cubating they were rather silent, singing but seldom, and quite 

 wary, slipping away quietly whenever we appeared. During the 

 weeks of feeding, however, the constant labour was lightened with 

 frequent singing and both became exceedingly tame, quite regard- 

 less of our near presence. 



" On May 15, the young Moriche left the nest and with the 

 two parents disappeared. No sign of them was seen until a 

 month had passed, when on June 14 all three returned. Within 

 a day or two the old birds began overhauling one of the half- 

 finished nests and soon occupied it." 



Genus EUOPSAE Cass. 



Euopsar Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Soi. Philad. 1867, p. 47. Type 

 E. croconotus (Wagl.). 



Fig. 211. — Euopsar croconotus. 



This genus is easily distinguished by the elongated and lanceo- 

 lated feathers on the throat and fore-neck. The bill is compresed 

 and sharply pointed ; its width and depth at tiie base are about the 

 same, which is equal to about half the length of the exposed cul- 

 men. The wing is rounded, the second, third, fourth, fifth,- and 

 sixth primaries are longest and subequal, and the first is about 



