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THE ROSE-COLOURED STARLINCi. 

 Pastor roseus (Linnaeus). 



This handsome species, which was first recognized as a visitor 

 to the British Islands in 1742, when Edwards figured an example 

 killed near Norwood, has subsequently occurred in most parts of the 

 kingdom, although, naturally, more often on the eastern side. As 

 a rule its arrival has taken place in summer and autumn, and the 

 visitors to our shores appear to have been birds which, accidentally 

 separated from flocks of their own species, have joined those of 

 Starlings &:c. In Scotland, the Rose-coloured Starling has been 

 obtained in every district except the Outer Hebrides ; and in Ireland 

 its wanderings have extended to the extreme west. 



As might be expected in the case of a bird which has visited the 

 Shetlands, the Rose-coloured Starling has strayed yet a little further 

 and has reached the Fceroes ; but up to the present time it has not 

 been found in Iceland. In Norway the only occurrence on record 

 is that at Trondhjems-fjord on September 30th 1885, but several 

 examples have been obtained in Sweden, Finland and Denmark ; 

 while to Heligoland its visits have been numerous. Over the rest 

 of Europe it is well known as an irregular migrant, increasing in 

 frequency as we proceed southward ; and, although rarer in the 

 e.xtreme west, it lias been found as far as Seville in Spain. Until 

 June 3rd 1875, it was merely known as an almost annual summer- 



