ORIOLE. 137 



A. — The Mango Bird found by Mr. Macneil in plenty in the 

 Isle of Salset,* seems to be a Variety only of the above ; general 

 colours the same, but marked on the chin, throat, breast, and be- 

 ginning of the belly with slender, dusky streaks ; the two middle 

 tail feathers olive-yellow, with bright yellow tips ; the others, olive- 

 yellow for half the length, then black, and lastly tipped with fine 

 yellow; Mr. M. observes, that the notes are plaintive and melodious, 

 though simple. 



Mr. Bartolomeot likewise mentions another, found in India, and 

 known at Malabar by the name of Magnakli. This is said to be 

 entirely yellow, except the wings, which are black. 



The Variety of Golden Oriole, among Mr. Salt's birds, differed 

 in having a considerable portion of fine yellow on the margins of the 

 wing coverts, so as to make them appear wholly yellow ; the margins 

 also of all the quills are more or less yellow ; and except the three 

 outer ones, all are marked at the ends with the same; most of the 

 second quills bifid at the tips, and broad ; the two middle tail 

 feathers are black, the very tips yellow, the next on each side black, 

 with part of the outer edge and end yellow ; the other four wholly 

 yellow ; the inner one of these has the shaft black for one-third of 

 the length. Bill and legs as in the European Species. 



53— YELLOW ORIOLE. 



Ampelis lutea, Ind. Orn. i. 368. 

 Ampelis luteus, Mus. Carls, Hi. t. 70; 

 Yellow Chatterer, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 190. 



LENGTH six inches and a half. Bill black ; at the gape a spot 

 of white ; body above olive brown, beneath yellow, growing white 

 towards the vent ; rump yellow ; the two middle tail feathers black, 

 tipped with yellow ; the others dusky yellow ; legs black. 



* Archceolog. viii. 252. f Voy. to India, 224, 



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