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return movement noted from Feb. to April. A great immigration 

 in Ireland from Sept. to Nov. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — From north Scandinavia and Russia to 

 south Europe, the Pjn-enees and Italy ; on migration to Madeira 

 and Canary Islands, wintering in north Africa. Other more or less 

 closety-allied forms on Faeroes, Azores, in south-east Europe, and 

 in Asia. 



PASTOR ROSEUS 



14. Pastor roseus (L.)— THE ROSE-COLOURED STARLING. 



TuiiDus ROSEUS Linnaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 170 (1758 — Lapland 



and Switzerland), 



Pastor roseus (Linn?Rus), Yarrell, n, p. 243 ; Saunders, p. 229. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Vagrant. Fairly frequent. 

 Recorded from many parts England, chiefly east side, but often 

 Devon and Cornwall ; seldom Wales ; often Scotland, but never 

 0. Hebrides ; about twenty-eight times Ireland. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — South-east Europe, occasionally as far 

 west as Italy and Hungary, and in Asia from Asia Minor to 

 Turkestan, common in mnter in India. Wandering irregularly 

 far northwards, thus observed from time to time in nearly all parts 

 of Europe, exceptionally as far north as Lapland, Finland, East 

 Prussia, also Belgium and Holland. 



[Note. — Examples of the Red-winged Stakling, Agelaius phoenicens 

 Linnseus, of North America have been taken in this country, but this species 

 not being migratory, the recorded examples had no doubt escaped from 

 captivity. The same may be said of Icterus galbula {Coracias galhida Linnaeus, 

 Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 108, typ. loc. — Carolina), also from America, which 

 has been captured in Shetland, and recorded under the name Icterus baltitnore, 

 though the latter, being a migrant, might more likely have been a genuine 

 visitor. Sturnella tnagna and Scolecophagiis caroNnus (sub nomine S. ferru- 

 gineus) from North America must also have escaped from captivity, and this 

 is absolutely certain with the Indian Mynah, Gracula religiosa, from southern 

 India and Ceylon.] 



ORIOLUS ORIOLUS 



15. Oriolus oriolus oriolus (L.)— THE GOLDEN ORIOLE. 



Coracias Oeiolus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 107 (1758 — Eiu-ope, 



Asia. Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Oriolus galbula Linnaeus, Yarrell, i, p. 233 ; Saunders, p. 145. 



Distribution. — England and Wales. — Spring- visitor. Annual in 

 very small numbers to south-east and south-west England ; irregular 

 elsewhere, but has occurred most counties. Has nested Norfolk, 

 Suffolk, Essex, Northants., Herts., Surrey, Devon, and especially 

 Kent, while other records are not authenticated, Scotland. — A few 



