. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 'â â .^Mti:. liHKASTKI) i' ilio same greouisli-yollow and apparel. The total length of the Coldeu Oriole is not quite ten inehes. There are many other Orioles known to ornithologists which cannot be de^c ' in these i)ages for lack of space, and it must be sutlicient to record the ]\[ango iiird of India {On'oIi(s Kumloo), remarkable for its peculiarly melancholy cry, and tlu> JSlack- Ileadod Oriole of iJengal {Oriohts tnclaiioci'plialiis), notii\A(i for its
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 'â â .^Mti:. liHKASTKI) i' ilio same greouisli-yollow and apparel. The total length of the Coldeu Oriole is not quite ten inehes. There are many other Orioles known to ornithologists which cannot be de^c ' in these i)ages for lack of space, and it must be sutlicient to record the ]\[ango iiird of India {On'oIi(s Kumloo), remarkable for its peculiarly melancholy cry, and tlu> JSlack- Ileadod Oriole of iJengal {Oriohts tnclaiioci'plialiis), notii\A(i for its lengthened monotonic iliite-like note. None of tlie true Orioles are found in Am(>rica; and the reader must be careful not to confound those birds, whicli are nearly allied to the starlings, with the Orioles of the eastern hemisphere, the only resemblance between them being a similarity rif colouring. F>i;foke quitting this interesting family of birds, wc must give a passing notice to the lilLiirLS, so well known by the repeated references to them in Oriental writings. >Some of the species are possessed of leniarkably sweet voices, and are popularly called night- ingales. They are easily tamed, becoming very fond of a kind owner, and can he taught to perlbrm nuuiy interesting tricks. One species is kept for the purpose of fighting, and is traine(l for this object as cari'fully as giunecocks were f( rnierly trained for the cruel anmseiiient of their owners. In a M'ild aiaiv they are generally found in the Moods and jungles, and are in the halnt of visiting gardens for the sake of preying upon the riiiened fruits and insects. They are all exotic birds, and are only found in the eastern liemi- .'iiilicre. â¢Hi TliK interesting family of the Fia'catchers is composed of a large nundter of s])ecies, extremely variable in size, form, and colour. The average dimensions of these birds are ahoiit e([ual to those of a large sparrow, and many are smaller than that bird, althou
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