ORIOLUS. ORIOLE. 



Generic Character. 



Bostrum conicum, convex- 

 um, acutissimum, rec- 

 tum, mandibula superiore 

 paulo longiore, obsolete 

 eniarginata. 



Lingua bifida, acuta. 

 Pedes ambulatorii. 



Bill conical, convex, very 

 sharp-pointed, strait: the 

 upper mandible a trifle 

 longer than the lower, 

 and obscurely emargin- 

 ated. 



7o?2^w^ bifid, sharp. 

 Feet formed for walking. 



JSy far the major part of the species belonging 

 to this numerous genus are natives of the Ameri- 

 can Continent. Some species are of a gregarious 

 and others of a solitary cast. They feed on vari- 

 ous kinds of fruit, grain, and insects; are of a 

 restless and noisy disposition, and are remarkable 

 for the structure of their nest, which in some 

 species hangs from the branch to w^hich it is at- 

 tached, and in others is sewed or fastened with 

 peculiar art beneath the surface of some very large 

 leaf. 



