troupiale

When you have penetrated far into Macoushia, you hear the pretty songster called troupiale pour forth a variety of sweet and plaintive notes.

Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823

Among others were the green bird, the redstart, and the cock of the woods; the little blue bird also, the red-winged starring, and the orange-headed troupiale -- which last species migrated in large flocks into the valley.

The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850

The beautiful little troupiale, arrayed in plumage of rich orange and shining black, with delicate and well-shaped form, pours forth a variety of sweet and plaintive notes among the dry forest lands, and has gained from the Portuguese the name of the nightingale of America.

The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Smaller in size, and of colour not so rich and somewhat differently arranged, another species of troupiale sings melodiously in Demerara.

Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823

The troupiale, noted for its rich colours, sings delightfully in the environs of Pernambuco.

Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823

There is something very sweet and plaintive in his song, though much shorter than that of the troupiale in the interior.

Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823

You would not grudge to stop for a few minutes, as you are walking in the plantations, to observe a third species of troupiale: his wings, tail and throat are black; all the rest of the body is a bright yellow.

Wanderings in South America Charles Waterton 1823