THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 39 
the Lake close to the reeds in a black 
moving cloud; then threatening to settle 
again, then up and round once more, 
with a regularity and precision of move- 
ment that is beautiful and wonderful to 
witness, until at length, their drill being 
over, they finally settle and roost for the 
night. Their numbers on these occasions 
must be in thousands, and during the 
time they are settled they keep up a 
continual chattering, but are silent whilst 
on the bilan 
In 1896 I saw in a field on Tal y Bryn 
Farm, Buckland, a Starling in a flock of 
others, beautifully and regularly spangled 
all over with white. I did not disturb 
it, but regret to say I did not afterwards 
see it. Major Jones-Williams killed 
about three years ago a buff coloured 
Starling in Cui Park and has had it 
preserved. Considering the enormous 
numbers there are of this bird, I 
consider it remarkably free from variation 
in colour. The only other instance I 
ever saw was at Burytown, near High- 
worth, Wiltshire, where amongst an 
immense flock I saw a pure white bird. 
Williams give the Welsh for Starling as 
