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ST. DOMINGO ORIOLE. 



Oriolus Dominicensis. 0, niger, corpore postico tectridhus 



alarum maculaque luteis. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Black Oriole, with the hind part of the body, the wing-coverts, 



and spot on the wings, yellow. 

 Carouge de St. Domingue. Bvf, ois. PL Enl. 5./, 2, 

 St. Domingo Oriole. Lath, si^n. 



Length eight inches,: general colour black, ex- 

 cept a part of the smaller wing-coverts, and the 

 lower part of the belly and vent, which are yellow. 

 Native of South America, and the West Indian 

 islands^ building in lofty trees, and forming a 

 pendulous purse-shaped nest. 



BLACK ORIOLE. 



Orioius niger. 0. nigra -virescens, remigibus rectrkibusque 

 lateralibus intus suhtusque nigris. Lath. ind. orn.' 



Greenish-black Oriole, with the lateral quill and tail-feathers 

 black within and beneath. 



Troupiale noir. Buf. ois. PI, Enl. 534. 

 , Black Oriole. Lath, syn. Penn. Arct. Zool. 



^IZE of a Starling: bill and legs black. Before 

 it has arrived at its full colour this species is said 

 to be undulated with ferruginous. The female is 

 greenish brown, with the head and under parts 

 Subcinereous. Native of North America. 



