138 ORIOLE. 



From whence the above came seems not to be known. The bill 

 in Dr. Sparrman's figure is a trifle bent, but very sharp at the point, 

 more like that of an Oriole than of a Chatterer, as M. Sparrman 

 calls it. It is probably a Variety of the female of the Golden Oriole ; 

 or a young bird in imperfect plumage. 



54.— BLACK-CHEEKED ORIOLE. 



Loriodor, Levail. Afr. vi. 49. No. 260. 



RATHER larger than the Common Oriole, but much like it. 

 Bill and eyes deep brownish red, at the base a few hairs; general 

 colour of the plumage yellow ; through the eye to the nape a black 

 streak, broader in the middle, and pointed before and behind ; wing 

 coverts yellow, but some of them fringed with black ; quills black, 

 more or less edged with yellow, having more yellow as they are 

 nearer the back ; tail two inches and three quarters long, cuneiform ; 

 the two middle feathers black, with a spot of yellow, and pointed ; 

 the others black, spotted with white, and the ends yellow, occupying 

 a greater space as they are more outward, so that the exterior one is 

 almost wholly yellow ; legs as the bill. 



The female is smaller, the yellow inclines to olive, and the black 

 less pure. The young are olive-green, brownish on the wings and 

 tail, and pale yellow on the belly and vent. 



Inhabits the South of Africa, and is there a Bird of Passage, 

 being only met with during the time of incubation ; after the fruit 

 season departing elsewhere : the nest not met with : the song of the 

 male is much varied. 



A. — Length nine inches. Bill one inch and a quarter, brownish 

 red ; plumage fine yellow ; through the eye a black streak to the 



