Oriole

Japanese: oriole
Oriole

...A general term for birds in the passerine order Oriolidae family, or one of them. This family consists of 28 species, 24 species in the genus Oriolus and 4 species in the genus Spheccotheres . It is a medium-sized forest bird, measuring 20 to 30 cm in length. Many species have beautiful yellow feathers, and the English name oriole comes from the Latin aureolus (meaning yellow or golden). However, some species, such as the white-tailed bush warbler Oriolus traillii , have deep reddish-purple feathers instead of yellow. ...

*Some terminology explanations that mention "oriole" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズメ目コウライウグイス科Oriolidaeの鳥の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。この科は,コウライウグイス属Oriolus24種とメガネコウライウグイス属Spheccotheres4種の28種からなる。全長20~30cm。中型の森林生の鳥で,美しい黄色の羽毛をもつ種が多く,英名のorioleは,ラテン語のaureolus(黄色または黄金色の意)に由来する。しかし,ヒゴロモOriolus trailliiのように,黄色羽の代りに濃赤紫色の羽毛をもつものもある。…

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