ORIOLUS. 
is of the fame fize - - Lace oriole. It was obferved,’’ 
fays Mr. Latham cage where thefe birds were kept ? 
that ee entwitied ie of the ftalks of the pimpernel, with 
hi 
fe . in the wires. 
e day being {poiled the next; ferving 
to fhew that the fabrication of the neft, in a ftate of nature, 
was the work o male and female; and in all proba- 
oti is finifhed by the lat. They had a fharp but lively 
a8 ONANA; Bonana Oriole. This is oo named the ful- 
vous oriole, on account of its tawny colo The head and 
breaft are chefnut ; back, quill, and ee are black; 
the lower part, rump, belly, thighs, vent, and under wing- 
coverts orange-re e vent is varied with chefnut; the 
greater wing-coverts, quills, and tail are black; the bill i is 
black, with gre e emale differs 
hy pimennuteds 3 Hang-neft Oriole. Frontlet and wreath 
black ; crown, neck, back, and tail reddifh-brown ; breaft 
and belly tawny-yellow. The bill is white; wings dufky- 
white. uilds in woods, 
y the name of “ old man’s 
‘It ae charmingly, and places its neft on the ex- 
ternal iach © e. 
V Black Oriole. Black; beneath, 
r wing-coverts ens nous. It inhabits 
Cayenne, and is about fix inches | 
= cal HORNUS 5 Bee ae ‘Oxole: Pale yellow; 
It inhabits Jamaica and 
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fixes ite ear to a plantain leaf by means of filaments, and is 
ten inches long. The is black ; ee cre have a 
white {pot in the middle e3 the legs are brown. 
Cayanensis; Yellow-winged Ori ke ack, with a 
yellow fpot on the wings. Bill black ; tail rounded, a little 
wedged at the tip. 
Leucorrerus ; White-winged Oriole. Black, with a 
white fpot on the wings. The female is of a age 
brown colour, but beneath it is fomewhat cinereous. 
a native of Cayenne and Surinam, and is about eight facies 
ae 3 head 
ng. 
IcrerocerHALus; Yellow-headed Oriole. 
bill is b 
and neck yello The bill is blackith; legs and claws 
: a - bi ge and is feven ae o 
LICUS.. is the cigs eieraed of Edwards. 
eyes. It is the fize of a lark, which it eerie re- 
— in oan The bill and legs of a colour; the 
irides a with each a blackifh fpot a the 
; feathers 
middle + gia fattiets and tail blackih, edged with tawny 
rown; cheeks and chin blac tis.a native of Mexico. 
ole: quill. paket brown, edged with olive. 
CzRvLEus s; Blue Oriole. Black, einereous $ ; 
wings, and tail blue. The bill is tawny. It i 
Madras. 
head, 
ound at 
Trivactatus; Triple-ftriped Oriole. Blueifh lead-co- 
lour; the head has a triple ftripe of black, and waved with 
black on the fides ; the lower part of the lode and rump are 
ofa alo yellow. 
Vir Yellow- ce eye-brows, 
Sie, pee chin ye. aaa fome of the wing-coverts tipt 
with white. e bill is corneous; the legs g It in- 
habits — s Bay, and is about nine inches long. 
FER neus; Rufty Oriole. Black ; of the 
wings ae head and neck Torre ; belly of a 
fhade. 
Fuscus; Brown-headed Oriole. ae aps rulty- 
brown ; the tail is of a eek colou it a grega- 
=o bird, and is found in New 
VIG Orio _ is Hacily black; but the 
eath and on the head ae 
a3 is about 
nches long ; is gregarious, and in brooding time fings de e- 
Webefally feeds on worms and beetles ;_ builds in trees about 
eight feet from the ground, and lays five eggs, that are 
dufky, with black fpots. 
orn; Leffer Black Oriole. Black; 
with a little blue. The head of the bie and the 
head mixed 
neck 
n3 {pot 
throat and breaft are of a ru fty-brown ; billand legs brown. 
It is about eight inches long, and inhabits the ifland Aoo- 
nalafe 
tus; Sharp-tail Oriole. Variegated ; tail-fea- 
thers dap oe It inhabits New York ; the fize of a 
lark, 
eancilons Kink Oriole. White; head, neck, breatt, 
and upper of the back cinereous ; 3 quill- -feather fteel- 
blue ; tail seanded, half of it is white, and half ftcel-blue. 
It inhabits China, and i is about fix inches and a half long. 
as its trivial 
y 
I 
the t bill is Grea It inhabits India; and is eight inches 
one. 
Virinens ; Whiftling Oriole. 
to green; tips of the wings and lower coverts yellow 
Olive, beneath inclining 
» the 
upper 
