ORIOLE. 129 



wing yellow ; greater upper wing coverts brown, edged with yellow ; 

 tail rounded, above dull olive, edged with olive green ; beneath olive 

 green ; legs grey. 



Inhabits St. Domingo, where it is called Siffleur ; its note being 

 a sort of whistle, and very agreeable. — Seems allied to the following. 



43— RED-BREASTED ORIOLE. 



Oriolus Americanus, Ind. Orn. i. 17S. Gm. Lin. i. 3S6. Daud. ii. 343. Shaw's 



Zool. vii. 428. 

 Merula Indica pectore cinnabarino, Rail 67. Will. 143. Klein. Av. 69. 

 Tanagra militaris, Ind. Orn. i. 431. Lin. i. 316. Mus. Adolp. ii. 30. Gm.Lin.'i. 895. 



Borowsk. iii. 174, 

 Emberiza militaris, Amcen. ac. iv. 241. 



Cardinalis fuscus, Bris. iii. 51. Id. 8vo. i. 317. Buf.iv. 303. § 7. Klein. 96. 16. 

 Troupiale a Gorge ensanglantee, Voy. d'Azara, iii. No. 70. 

 Troupiale de Cayenne, Buf. iii. 218. PL enl. 236. 2. 

 Troupiale, Tern. Man. Ed. ii. Anal. p. liv. 



Greater BulBnch, or Shirley, Edw. pi. 82 & 342. Bancr. Guian. 180. Osb. Voy. i . 329. 

 Red-breasted Indian Blackbird, Will. Engl. 194. § 7 ? 

 Mocking-bird of Guiana, Bancr. Guian. 177. 

 Military Tanager, Gen. Syn. iii. 242. 

 Red-breasted Oriole, Gen. Syn. ii. 430. 



LENGTH from six to seven inches. Bill dusky black ; general 

 colour of the plumage dusky brown or black ; but the chin, fore part 

 of the neck, and breast, are deep red ; also the upper ridges of the 

 wings ; legs brown. This is the male. 



A.— Oriolus Guianensis, Ind. Orn. i. 179. Lin. i. 162. , Gm. Lin. i. 3S8. Shaw's 



Zool.vW. 438. 

 Icterus Guianensis, Bris. ii. 107. 1. 11. f. 2. Id. 8vo. i. 185. 

 Troupiale de la Guiane, Buf. iii. 218. PL enl. 536. 

 Guiana Oriole, Gen. Syn. ii. 430. 



This is about seven inches long ; the plumage black, each feather 

 margined with grey ; beneath from the chin to middle of the belly 



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