ELACK AND YELLOW ORIOLE. 
bill is straight ; though bending a very, littl 
downward at it's point, which is pretty sharp 
it is of a smooth surface^ and yellow coloui 
This bird's plumage is black, with a little put 
plish gloss ; except a spot of fine yellow on th 
covert-feathers of each wing. The lovve 
half of the back, the covert-feathers botl 
above and beneath the tail, and the bottoms c 
the tail-feathers, are also of a hne golden yel 
low. Tlxe- wings, within-side, are black; ex 
cept a little v^hite on the edges of the iniie 
webs of the quills at their bottoms. The ta' 
has twelve feathers. Both the black and yel 
jow parts of the bird have their downy tea 
thers at the bottoms very white. It has pretc 
strong legs and claws, covered with blaci 
scales. The outer and middle toes adhere ; 
little at their bottoms. Marcgrave says, i 
has sapphire-coloured eyes. 
' ** This bird is the Jupiijuba, or Japu, of th( 
Brasiilans. See Marcgrave's description, ii 
Wislughby. It builds a suspended nest 
Marcgrave saw, in one tree, near an engmc 
house, more than four hundred of their nest 
suspended on the ends of the branches 
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