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RICE ORIOLE. 



Oriolus oryzivorus. 0. ntgerj capite collo pectoreque purpiirco" 



nitentibus. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Black Oriole, with the head, neck, and breast glossed with 



purple. 

 Rice Oriole. Lath. syn. 



Length nine inches : general colour of the 

 plumage black, the head and neck glossed with 

 purple: tail longish: bill an inch and a half long, 

 stout, and black, the base of the upper mandible 

 rounded, and passing far back on the forehead. 

 Native of South America: said to feed much on 

 rice. 



GREY ORIOLE. 



Oriolus cinerens. 0, flavo nigroque varius, dorso femoribus 



abdomineque cinereis. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Oriole variegated with black and yellow; the back, thighs, 



and abdomen grey. 

 Le Tocolin. Buff. ois. 

 Grey Oriole. Lath. syn. 



Size of a Starling, and varied with black and 

 yellow, except on the back, thighs and abdomen, 

 which are ash-coloured. Native of South America. 



