The general term for birds of the genus oriole of passeriformes. Feathers are bright yellow. * * * There are 28 kinds. There are six kinds in China. The black pillow oriole is a typical representative. Black pillow oriole, also known as oriole, is 22 ~ 26 cm long, bright yellow, with 1 wide black stripes from face to back, and most of its wings and tail feathers are black. The mouth is thick, the apex of the upper mouth is slightly bent downward, there is a notch, and the mouth is pink. The wings are pointed and long, and the tail is raised. Short and weak legs, suitable for arboreal, not good at walking. Legs and feet are blue. The feathers of female birds are dyed green, not as bright as those of male birds; The young bird's feathers are like those of a female bird, with dark brown longitudinal stripes on its lower body. Mainly lives in broad-leaved forest. Feeding on insects and berries. Male birds will make clear and pleasant songs during the breeding season. Male and female use bark, hemp fiber, grass stems, etc. Form a basket-shaped hanging nest on the horizontal branches. Each nest lays four eggs. The egg is pink with sparse purple and rose spots, and the shell is shiny. Female birds hatch eggs. The incubation period is 13 ~ 16 days, and the brooding period is about 16 days. Widely distributed in Palaearctic and Oriental realms. Oriole is a famous insect-eating bird with bright feathers and sweet songs.

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24 species of Sparidae in the Old World or 30 species of Sparidae and Sparidae in the New World. Both families are passerine birds. Males are black and yellow or black and orange, mixed with white. Female birds are often not as clever as male birds. The oriole is timid, and it is not easy to see at the top of the tree, but it can be heard through its loud and harsh singing. Mainly found in warm areas, they feed on insects in woodlands and gardens, and some species also eat fruits.

The only species in Europe is O. oriolus, which is yellow with black eyes and wings. It is 24 cm (9.5 inches) long and distributed in Central Asia and India. African orioles are similar. O. traillii is produced in Asia and distributed from Himalaya to zhina. It is dark red and shiny. Orioles are native to northern Australia and only eat fruits.

Pseudooriole was originally called oriole by early American immigrants. Because its black and yellow body color is very similar to the real oriole in Europe. The species included are as follows: the famous Baltimore oriole (I. galbula) breeds in the Rocky Mountains in eastern North America, and it has black, white, gold and orange. There is a related species in western North America, i.bullock II. Spurius is black and maroon, distributed in the eastern United States and Mexico. The oriole with epaulettes (I. cayanensis) and the oriole with epaulettes (i. jaundice, produced in Central and South America) are tropical species. Magpie Magpie is a genus of passeriformes, also known as magpie. The body shape is characterized by black head, neck, back to tail, and purple, green, blue and green luster after removal. The wings are black and there is a big white spot on the shoulder. The tail is much longer than the wings and is wedge-shaped; The mouth, legs and feet are pure black. The abdomen is bounded by the chest, and the front is black and the back is white. The body length is 435 ~ 460 mm, and the male and female feathers are similar in color. The young bird's feathers look like an adult bird, but Kuroha is partially dyed brown, and its metallic luster is not obvious. Iris brown; Black mouth; Feet-black. Distribution Magpies are widely distributed, almost all over the world except Central and South America and Oceania. In China, there are 4 subspecies except grassland and desert areas, all of which are local resident birds.

Living habits Magpie is one of the most popular birds. It likes to nest in the big tree next to the house and move around the residential area. The nest is spherical, hermaphrodite, woven with dead branches, and the inner wall is filled with thick soil, lined with grass leaves, cotton wool, animal hair and feathers. Every year, new branches are added to the old nest to repair it. In addition to forming small groups in autumn, most of them live in pairs all year round. It's loud. Omnivorous, foraging in the wild and fields, preying on locusts, crickets, cutworms, scarabs, moth larvae, frogs and other small animals during the breeding season, stealing eggs and chicks from other birds, and eating fruits, grains and plant seeds. Magpies have been sexual partners for many years. Each nest lays 5 ~ 8 eggs. Eggs are light brown, cloth brown and grayish brown spots. Female birds hatch eggs, and the incubation period is about 18 days. The chicks are late-maturing, and their parents can only leave the nest after feeding them for about 1 month. Red-footed falcons often compete for nests of magpies or bald-nosed crows. Cry: This cry is a loud, gruff quack.

Magpie with subspecies differentiation is a very widely distributed species, and there are many subspecies differentiation. Traditionally, magpies distributed in Europe, Asia and North America are all picas of the same species. Recently, however, some scholars believe that the North American subspecies of magpie is closer to another magpie distributed in the same area and should be independently bred as Pica nuttalli. Some scholars also pointed out that the common subspecies (Pica pica sericea Gould) is widely distributed in East Asia and Europe.

Benefits of Magpies According to the survey of scientists in Nanjing and Hunan, more than 80% of magpies' food in a year is insects that harm crops, such as locusts, mole crickets, scarabs, moth larvae or pine caterpillars. 15% is the seeds of cereals and plants, as well as birds, snails, melons and weeds. So magpies are very beneficial to human beings. Hard-working farmers, working in the fields in the early morning, see magpies jumping in pairs on the grass to chase pests, and will not avoid humans, so they have a love for it, and its loud and monotonous chirping is hailed as a good omen.

Magpie and cultural magpie are popular birds since ancient times and are symbols of good luck. Magpies are most willing to decorate their new houses with newspaper clippings for rural festive weddings. This is also a very common theme in Chinese painting, which often appears in China's traditional poems and couplets. In addition, in the folklore of China, every year on Tanabata, all magpies in the world fly to Tianhe to build a magpie bridge to gather the lost cowherd and weaver girl. Therefore, in China culture, Queqiao often becomes a love affair between men and women. Magpie legend regards magpie as a symbol of "good luck". There are many beautiful myths and legends about it. It is said that magpies can bring good news. There is a story: At the end of Zhenguan, there was a man named Li Jingyi. There is a magpie nest in the tree in front of his house. He often feeds the magpies in the nest. For a long time, people and birds have feelings. Once Li Jingyi was wrongly imprisoned, which made him feel pain. Suddenly one day, the bird he fed stopped at the prison window and kept barking. He thought there would be good news. Sure enough, he was acquitted three days later. These stories prove that the custom of drawing magpies for good luck is very popular, and there are many kinds: for example, two magpies face to face, which is called "greeting"; Double magpies add an ancient coin called "happiness is in sight"; A badger and a magpie looked at each other under the tree and shouted "Happy". The most widely circulated picture is that the magpie climbs the plum branch to report good news, which is also called "beaming". This species has been included in the List of Terrestrial Wild Animals with National Key Protection or Important Economic and Scientific Research Value issued by the State Forestry Administration in August 2000 1.