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The name "oriole" was first used in the 18th century and is an adaptation of the scientific Latin genus name, which is derived from the Classical Latin "aureolus" meaning golden. Various forms of "oriole" have existed in Romance languages since the 12th and 13th centuries. [ 9 ]
The term troupial is from French troupiale, from troupe ("troop"), so named because they live in flocks. [4] The Latin name icterus is from Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, "jaundice"); the icterus was a bird the sight of which was believed to cure jaundice, perhaps the Eurasian golden oriole. [5]
PZL-104 Wilga (golden oriole) is a Polish short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) civil aviation utility aircraft designed and originally manufactured by PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, and later by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), who had acquired the original manufacturer during 2001.
A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.
Visual glossary of Japanese sword terms. Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.
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This is a junior synonym of Coracias oriolus Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian golden oriole. [3] In 1760, French ornithologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his Ornithologie used Oriolus as a subdivision of the genus Turdus , [ 4 ] but the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ruled in 1955 that " Oriolus Brisson, 1760" should be ...
Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii) White-lored oriole (Oriolus albiloris) Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus) Slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris) Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis) Green-headed oriole (Oriolus ...