or1olus

[O. Fr. oriol; Fr. loriot, from Lat. aureolus gold-colored, splendid, in allusion to the brilliant plumage of Oriolus galbula.] Ornith.: Oriole, or Golden Thrush; the typical genus of the family Oriolidæ (q.v.). Twenty-four species are known. Habitat, Central Europe, Africa, and the Oriental region, northward to Pekin, and eastward to Flores. ō-ri-on, s. [Gr.] 1. Cla . Mythol .: A celebrated giant and hunter, the son of Hyrieus, a peasant, or, according to some, a prince of Tanagra. fate, fat, färe, amidst, what, fall, is now cla ed as Upper Silurian. ō-ris-mo-log-ic, ō-ris-mo-log-Ic-al, a. [Eng. orismolog (y); -ic, -ical.] Of or pertaining to orismology.