BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE YOUNG STARLING. 



IN a former edition this bird was described as 

 the Brown Starling, or Solitary Thrush, since 

 then the author has clearly ascertained it to be 

 the young of the common Starling before it 

 had attained its adult plumage. Its upper parts 

 are deepish brown : the under parts dull brown, 

 variously mottled and streaked with white. 



