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ject to the same variations as in the preceding species. The 
upper parts, from the hind neck downwards, are entirely green 
in skins from Beluchistan, South Persia, Behar, and from 
Europe to India; but usually the upper back is more or less 
reddish purple in skins from Europe, and Asia Minor ; and in 
some European skins the upper parts, from the hind neck 
downwards, are entirely reddish purple. In this case the 
intermediate forms are S. vulgaris, Linn.; the green form is 
S. humii, Gould nec Brooks, and consequently nameless, 
whilst the reddish-purple form is fortunate enough to have 
hitherto escaped the infliction of a name. In this case, as 
in that of S. purpurascens, Gould, since differences of geo- 
graphical distribution do not coincide with differences of 
plumage, we may fairly refer the latter to age or individual 
variation. In the Faroe Islands a form occurs with a longer 
bill than usual (S. faroensis, Feilden), which may be worthy 
of record as asubspecies. A slightly smaller form from the 
Azores is worthy of honourable mention, but scarcely of the 
bronze medal of subspecific rank. 
Sturnus indicus, Hodgs., appears to me to be a fair species. 
I take it to be Sturnus unicolor, Marmora, apud Jerdon, S. 
nitens, Hume nec Brehm, S. ambiguus, Hume, S. humii, 
Brooks, 8. humii, Gould, letterpress nec figure, and S. minor, 
Hume. It is found in Scinde, Cashmere, and Nepal. It 
appears to be a small race of S. vulgaris, Linn., having 
the general colour of that bird, and subject to nearly 
the same variations. The length of wing measures from 
4°3 inches to 4°75. The lower back and rump are often - 
green; but I have not yet met with a skin in which the 
upper back was green. The flanks, however, appear to be 
always green, whereas they seem to be always purple in the 
common species. 
The breast appears also to be always purple, whilst in S. 
vulgaris the purple does not extend below the lower throat. 
I take it to be a good species. 
OrroLus GALBULA, Linn. 
Mr. Kibort has sent me a male of this species from Kras- 
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