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 Sturnus vulgaris. 



Stctrl'incj. 



EGG OBSEEVED. 



April 24tli, 1865. 

 April 17tb, 1866. 

 April 24tli, 1867. 

 AprU 18tli, 1868. 

 April 19tli, 1869. 

 1870. 



This is certainly one of our characteristic birds, breeding 

 by thousands in the hollow trees of Savernake Forest. 



After the breeding season these birds assemble in flocks, 

 which frequent the fields, withy -beds, &c. 



White varieties of the e^g of this species are by no means 

 uncommon. 



Corvus corone. 



Carrion Groiv. 



EGG OBSERVED. 



May 12th, 1865. 

 May 12th, 1866. 

 April 5th, 1867. 

 1870. 



*' A pair of these birds may be found during the breeding 

 season in almost every spruce-fir plantation round Marl- 



