THE STABLING. 



Stnrnns vulgar is LINXJEUS. 







ERHAPS there is no bird that 

 does so much real good to the 

 husbandman as the Starling. 

 To those who only know the 

 bird from its having eaten, in 

 company with its congeners, 

 almost all the cherries and 

 elderberries, or stopped the 

 water-spout with its nest, this 

 may appear startling news; but 

 true it certainly is, neverthe- 

 less. The Starling generally 

 finds a home where meadow- 

 land or turf exists, and its 

 usefulness to the grazier is 

 incalculable. Those who pos- 

 sess lawns, and can watch the 

 bird from an advantageous 

 window, with the aid of a pair 

 of glasses (which every natur- 

 alist should possess), may per- 

 ceive this bird industriously 

 parting the grass in a most 

 ingenious manner with its beak, 

 whilst securing and feeding 



