Fifty Common Bfi-ds of Chma 



BLAKK-NAPED OMOLE. (Fig. 13) 



Bill reddish-yeilow. Tarsus lead blue. Iris light brown. 



Plumage. Brilliant golden yellow. A black band from base of bill 

 passes through the eye and around the nape : of 'the neck; broadening on 

 the back of the head. Wings black with the greater coverts yellow. 

 cPrimaries edg£;d with yellow- Central tail.feathersblacki Female similar 

 to male wirh the exception that much of .the bright yellow color gives 

 way to greenish-yellow, and the markings are less distincitive. 



Characteristics. Although very brilliantly colored they are not so 

 easily seen as one might imagine. Often in the spring when they come 

 back from ' the south the liquid notes of the male may be heard some 

 time before the birds can be seen, owing to their hiding in the thick 

 foliage of the large trees. Very common throughout China in the summer. 



Distribution, Spends the summer in Formosa, Japan, and China, as 

 far north as Siberia. Winters in Burma, Ceylon, and India. 



Nest and Eggs. Nest similar to, but coarser than, the nest built, 

 by the American orioles. The eggs are a rich creamy pinkish white, 

 marked with a few reddish-brown lines and spots with some paler purplish- 

 brown spots. 



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