. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 1. ORIOLrS. 195 tips of some of the bastard-wing-feathers ; primary-coverts golden yellow, with black bases ; quills black, the primaries edged and tipped with j-ellow, these yellow tips being very large on the secon- daries, especially on the outer web, where they form a large spot; tail golden yellow, the feathers with black bases to the outer webs, increasing in extent towards the centre of the tail, the two middle feathers being black with narrow yellow tips, the two next feathers black with the terminal third yellow; " bill deep lake-re
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 1. ORIOLrS. 195 tips of some of the bastard-wing-feathers ; primary-coverts golden yellow, with black bases ; quills black, the primaries edged and tipped with j-ellow, these yellow tips being very large on the secon- daries, especially on the outer web, where they form a large spot; tail golden yellow, the feathers with black bases to the outer webs, increasing in extent towards the centre of the tail, the two middle feathers being black with narrow yellow tips, the two next feathers black with the terminal third yellow; " bill deep lake-red ; legs plumbeous ; iris rich blood-red " (Jerdon). Total length 9-4 inches, culmen 1-2, wing 5-7, tail 3'8, tarsus 0"95. J£ab. India; Tui'kestan. a. Ad. St. b, c, d. Ad. sk. e,f. Juv. sk. g. Pull. sk. h, i. Ad. sk. A', I. Ad. sk. m. Imm. sk. n. Ad. sk. o, p. cJ ad. sk. q. Ad. sk. r, s. Imm. sk. t. Juv. sk. u. Ad. sk. Nepal. Nepal. Nepal. Nepal. Behar. Himalayas. Himalayas. Ladakh. Cashmere. Kamptee, C. India. Kamptee, C. India. Kamptee, C. India. Deccan. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. Capt. Stackhouse Piuwill [P.]. Capt. Stackhouse Pinwill [P.]. Purchased. E. M. Eangworthy, Esq. [ Dr. Hinde[P.]. Dr. Hinder P.]. Dr. Hinde [P.]. Dr. F. Day [C.]. 3. Oriolus auratus. Le Loiiodor, Levaill. Ois. d^Afr. pi. 2G0; Sundev. Crit. oni Levaill. p. 53. Oriolus auratus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xviii. p. 194; id. et Oud. Gal. O/. ; Sicains. B. W. Afr. ii. p. ;«; Bp. Consp. i. p. 348; Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 209; Hartl. O. 1854, p. 24; Antin. Cat. Met. TJcc. Afr. C-N, p. 44 ; Scld. Mus. Coraces, p. 101; Heii(/l. Orn. i. p. 401 ; Grai/, Hand-l. B. i. p. 291; Sha'rpe, Ihis, 1870, p.'216 ; id. Cat. Afr. B. p. 53. Le Loriot bicolor, Temm. Cat. S]/d. Cab. d'Or/i. pp. 46, 202. Oriolus hkoloY, LicJit. Verz. Buubl. y>. 20; Hartl. Orn. lV.
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