. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. OEIOLES. 5J3 been classed by some naturalists among Gallinaceous birds; but Temminek places it in his Insectivorous order, among the Thrushes, and between Cuculus and PMa. Cuvier places it among the Pas- serines. A^igors places it in the ovAQTliasores, and in the family of the Cracidce. This curious bird has a long compressed bill, triangular at the base. It owes its name to the peculiar disposition of its tail, which in the male has the exa
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. OEIOLES. 5J3 been classed by some naturalists among Gallinaceous birds; but Temminek places it in his Insectivorous order, among the Thrushes, and between Cuculus and PMa. Cuvier places it among the Pas- serines. A^igors places it in the ovAQTliasores, and in the family of the Cracidce. This curious bird has a long compressed bill, triangular at the base. It owes its name to the peculiar disposition of its tail, which in the male has the exact form of a lyre. The singular develop- ment of the feathers 0/ the tail is its chief attraction, for the j)lumage is dull and sombre in colour. In Australia it inhabits the forests of Eucalyptus ; builds its nest in trees, a short distance from the ground ; and feeds upon worms and insects, which it seeks for under the dried leaves and the surface of the soil. Its song is described as not unpleasant. The Orioles {Oriohis, Linn.) have the bill long, stout, nearly. â 1.âThe Goiaen Oriole [Oi. ralljLila^ S\v.). straight, rather broad at the base, the dorsal line arched, and the tarsi very short. Tliey are found in all the warmer parts of the Old World, and in the islands of < )ceania. Their plumage is richly coloured, shades of vellow and black blcndino' in a-reat variety. Tlie Golden Oriole (Oriolns tjalbuJa, "Wood), Fig. 2-;(), is about the size of the Blackbird, wliich it much resembles in term. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton
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