172 CLASS AVES. 



known species {Blot. Cay ana. L.) Enl. 669. Vieil. 

 Gal. 165. is a small bird, blue and black.* 



The Stares. Sturnus. Lin. 



Differ from the Carouges only in having the bill de- 

 pressed, especially towards the point. 



Tlie Common Stare. Sturnm P^ulgaris. Lin. Enl. 7-5. 

 Naum. 62. 



Black, with violet and green reflexions, spotted 

 throughout with white or fawn-colour. The young 

 male is brownish-gray. 



This bird, much extended through the old Con- 

 tinent, feeds on insects of all kinds, and renders a 

 service to the cattle in ridding them of such encum- 

 brances. It flies in numerous and crowded flocks, is 

 easily tamed, and learns to sing, and even to speak. 

 It quits us in winter. Its flesh is disagreeable. 



* Other Pit-pits have been named : 



Blue striped warbler. Mot. Lineata. Gm. 



Blue-headed ivarbler. Mot. Cyanocephala. Gm. Briss. ill. 28. 4. 



Blue mngcd yellow warbler. Sylv. Solitaria. Wils. A. O. ii- 15. 14. 



Worm-eating luarbler. Motacilla vermivora. Gm. Edw. 305. Wils. A. O. 

 iii. 24. 4. 



Protonothary warbler, u'ot. protonotharius Cm. pi. Enl. 704. 2. 

 Wils. A. O. iii 24. 3. 



Golden-idnged warbler. Mot. Chrysoptera. Lin. and Mot. flavifrom, 

 Gm. Wils. A. O. ii. 15. 5 Bonap A. O. i. 1. 39. $ 



Tenessce warbler. Sylvia peregrina. Wils. A. O. iii. 25. 2. 



Nashville warbler. Sylvia imficap'dla. Wils. A. O. iii. 27. 3. 



Orange crowned warbler. Sylvia celala. Say. Bonap. A. O. i 5 3. 



