12 BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA 



S. vulgaris poltaratskyi Finsch. Under wing coverts brown 

 with broader buff margins than in "vulgaris"; head, throat and 

 ear coverts purple ; back metallic green. 



A Siberian race which occurs in Egypt in winter. 



Sturnus unicolor Temminck. 



(^ summer. Black with purple and green reflections, feathers 

 long and lanceolate, no spots. In winter, spotted with small 

 arrow-shaped white dots. Bill in summer yellow, greyish at 

 base ; in winter blackish. Legs and feet brownish flesh. Wing 

 127-135. Tarsus 29-30. Bill 25-26. 9 I'^^e (^ but smaller ; wing 

 down to 121. Young much as in " S. vulgaris" but darker. 



Resident. — Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Sicily, Sardinia, 

 Corsica. 



Pastor. 



Crested; resembles "Sturnus" in habits and food ; nests 

 in colonies in holes in walls or rocks, in uncertain years 

 and localities \ eggs pale bluish while. 



Pastor roseus (L.). Rose-coloured Starling. Fr. 

 Martin roselin ; Ger. Rosenstar ; Ital. Storno marino. 



Adult. Rose-colour above and below ; head, neck, forebreast, 

 wings, tail, and thighs black. Bill rosy, brown at base. Legs 

 and feet dull brown. Wing 128-132. Tarsus 29-30. Bill 16-19. 

 Young greyish brown with yellowish or rufous margins, paler 

 beneath, head and foreneck with dark streaks. The fully adult 

 plumage is not assumed till third year. 



Breeds. — S. E. Europe from Austria and Hungary through 

 Balkan States and S. Russia to Caucasus, and east to Turkestan ; 

 sporadically and sometimes in great numbers ; elsewhere in 

 Europe irregular or rare visitor. Winters in India. 



ORIOLID^. 



ist primary well developed; beautifully coloured birds; 

 frequent gardens and woods; food, insects, caterpillars, fruit; 

 nest, a cup in trees suspended below- a fork; eggs white, 

 faint pink when fresh, spotted purplish black. 



