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GENUS XCIII.—SPHECOTHERES, Vieillot. 



Rostrum basi crassum, gla- 

 brum, validum, suprd con- 

 vexum, versus apicem de- 

 clive. 



Orb'it(B nudae. 



Nares orbiculares. 



Beak thick at the . base, 

 smooth, strong, convex 

 above, bent down towards 

 the tip. 



Orbits naked. 



Nostrils orbicular. 



Sp. 1. Sp. viridis. Steph, v. x. p. 481. — New Holland. 



GENUS XCIV.—ORIOLUS Auctorum. ORIOLE. 



nostrum basi paulo depres- 

 sum, mediocre, conico-con- 

 vexum, lateratim compres- 

 sum, apice inclinatum ; 

 mandibula inferior recur- 

 vata, acuta, laciniata. 



Beak rather depressed at the 

 base, moderate, cpnico-con- 

 vex, laterally compressed, 

 the tip inclined ; the lower 

 mandible recurved, acute, 

 laciniated. 



Sp. 1 . Or. galbula. Shaw, v. Yiup. 408. pi. 53. — Britain, and the 

 temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and North Africa. 



Sp. 2. Or. Chinensis. 



Chinese Oriole. Shaw, v. vii. p, 412. — China. 



Sp. 3. Or. melanocephalus. 



Black-headed Oriole. Shaw, v. vii. p. 411. — Loriot rieur. 



Le Vaill. Ois, d' Afriq. \i. pi. 263. — Africa. 



Sp. 4. Or. flavus. r^-^^^ 



Turdus flavus. Steph. v. x. pi. 252. — Loriot d'or. Le Vaill. 

 Ois. d'Afriq. vi. pi. 260. — Africa and India. 

 Sp. 5. Or. monacha. 



Turdus monacha. Steph. v. x. p. 293. — Loriot Cordougnan. 

 Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afriq. rl pi. 261, 262.— Africa. 

 Sp. 6. Or. xanthonotus, Linjz. Trans. {Horsf.) xiii. 152. — 



Temm. PI. Col. 214./ 1.2. - 



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