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RED-RUMPED ORIOLE. 



Oriolus haemorrhous. 0. nigerj dorso postico uropygio crissoque 

 phceniceis. 



Black Oriole, with the lower part of the back, rump, and vent 

 crimson. 



Oriolus haemorrhous. 0. niger, uropygio coccineo. Lin. Syst. 

 Nat. 



Cassicus ruber. Briss. av, 



Cassique rouge. Buff. ois. PI. Enl. 482. 



Red-Rumped Oriole. Lath, syn. 



An elegant species, though of plain colours; 

 being entirely of a deep glossy black, except on 

 the lower part of the back, the rump, and the 

 vent, which are of a bright and vivid crimson : the 

 bill is pale yellow, and the legs black: the length 

 of the bird is about eleven inches : specimens 

 have been seen, perhaps such as had not attained 

 their full colours, in which the back was of a 

 brown tinge, the rump pale red, and the vent 

 yellow : it is probable that the female of this 

 species is of an olive-colour. Native of South- 

 America, and said to be chiefly found in Guiana. 

 Its manner of building is like that of the Oriolus 

 Cacicus, the nest resembling a narrow cucurbit 

 with its alembic, the total length being about 

 eighteen inches; but the interior cavity only a 

 foot: the upper part, by which it is attached, is 

 dense and strong for about the length of six inches. 

 Like the Cacique Oriole, this species prefers buildr 

 ing on such trees as overhang a river or lake. 



