ROSY STARLING 



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the inhabitants of most of the countries it frequents, and is nowhere persecuted 

 or destroyed. In the paddy-fields of India it is, however, so much dreaded that it 

 has been given the name of demon-bird, and coolies are employed to drive it away : 

 for its food, besides insects, comprises berries, fruits, and grain, especially rice, of 



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ROSY STARLING. 



which last it seems very fond. It seems to visit India regularly, but migration 

 seldom takes it to northern Africa; and it appears at irregular intervals in Italy, 

 France, England, and the countries between these and its breeding-area. In Europe 

 the rose-coloured starling generally associates with the common starling, visiting 

 pastures in much the same manner. In its native habitat it in most cases roosts 



