THE STARLING. 



often found nests, however, with no kind 

 of lining at all except straws. 



The eggs number from four to six, of 

 a uniform pale blue colour. This species 

 has a curious habit of dropping its eggs 

 about on lawns and in fields during the 

 early part of the breeding season. 



Young Starlings, in their first coats 

 of feathers, are greyish-brown, and lack 

 entirely the beautiful purple and steel- 

 blue sheen which gives their parents 

 such a handsome appearance when the 

 sun is shining upon them. 



