ORIOLE. 123 



Inhabits Mexico, Jamaica, and St. Domingo, where it is called 

 Demoiselle ; and at Jamaica, Lesser Bonana Bird ; but whether any 

 way allied to the last but one described, is uncertain, for it is known 

 by the same name.* The note is said to be like that of a Golden 

 Oriole, with the sharpness of that of a Magpie ; and that these birds 

 suspend their nests, which are in the form of purses, at the extreme 

 twigs of large trees, especially when hanging over the river; it is also 

 asserted, that in the nest are small partitions, in each of which is a 

 separate nest ; these are veiy artful birds, and difficult to be taken. 



Le Guirahuro, of Azara, does not quite answer to our bird. He 

 says, the bill is black, irides chestnut ; head, and fore part of the 

 neck dusky ; behind, and upper part of the back, quills, and upper 

 wing coverts deep brown, lightly tinged with yellow, the same in 

 respect to the upper tail coverts, which have, besides, a yellow margin; 

 the rest of the plumage yellow. — If this be really the St. Domingo 

 Species, it may not be in full plumage. It is very common in 

 Paraguay, in the neighbourhood of water, especially on the River 

 Plata, but not further South ; in small troops, but very shy ; male 

 and female much alike. Said to form a suspended nest, hanging it 

 between the thick reeds, more than a foot from the ground ; in one 

 were three white eggs, spotted with rufous. 



35— JAMACAII ORIOLE. 



Oriolus Jamacaii, Ind. Orn. i. 182. Gm. Lin. i. 391. Raii Syn. 75. 4. Will. 173. t. 42. 



Id. Engl. 237. pi. 42. Salem. Orn. 221. 1. 16. 5. Shaw's Zool. vii. 438. 

 Xanthornus Brasiliensis, Bris. ii. 120. Id. 8vo. i. 89. 

 Jamachai, ou Pic du Bresil. Robert. Ic. pi. 4. f 

 Carouge du Bresil, Buf. iii. 249. 

 Brasilian Oriole, Gen. Syn. ii. 439. 



LENGTH nine inches and three quarters. Bill black, base blue ; 

 head, and fore part of the neck black, the rest of the body yellow ; 



* Supposed by Buffon to be male and female. — Hist. Ois. iii. 247. f Robert's 



bird has a black collar round the neck. 



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