THE 
RED-SHOULDERED TANAGER. 
Generic Character. 
Bill conic, acuminated, a little inclining towards 
the point; the upper mandible llightly ridged, 
and notched near the end. 
Specific Character. 
BLACK TANAGER? with red Ihoulders edged 
with yellow, 
Var. Oriol. phoenic. PP 
So extremely fimilar is this bird in its general 
appearance and colors to the Oriolus phoeniceus of 
Linnaeus, or red-winged Oriole, that it is fcarce to 
be diftinguiihed from it, except by its being of a 
fomewhat fmaller fize, and having the beak fome- 
what flatter at the bafe, as well as lefs fliarp at the 
tip; fo that it more refembles the Tanagers than 
the Orioles. The Oriolus phoeniceus is a native of 
North America, but the bird here figured is be¬ 
lieved to be an inhabitant of Africa, The plate 
reprefents it rather fmaller than the natural fize. 
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