Clafs II. 



STARE. 



231 



behind : the tail fhort and black, which It often flirts 

 up, as it is fitting. 



Thefe are all the birds of this genus that caa 

 clame a place in this work. The rofe colored ouzel, 

 Wil. orn^ 194. Edw. 20. a foreign bird, has been 

 fhot at Norwood near London ; for its hiftory we refer 

 our readers to the appendix. 



Genus XVII. The STARE. 



I. The STAR E. 



L'Eftourneau. Belon av. -s^zi. 



Sturnus. Ge/ner an;, 746. 



jlldr. a<u. ii. 284. 



Stare, or Starling. Wil. orn. 196. 



Raiijyn. anj, 67. 



L'Etourneau. Brijfon av. ii. 



439- 

 Sanlonet. PL enl. 75. 



Storno. Zinan. 6g> 



Olina 18. 



Sturnus vulgaris. Lln.fyjl, 290. 



Stare. Faun.Suec. fp. 213. 



Hajfelquifl. it in. 284. 



Danis & Nowegis Stasr. Br. 210, 



Starl. Kram. 362. 



Br. Zool. 93. plate P. 2. f. i. 



'"T^HE Stare breeds in hollow trees, eaves of houfes, 

 -^ towers, ruins, cliffs, and often in high rocks 

 over the fea, fuch as thofe of the IJle oi Wight. \i 

 lays four or five eggs, of a pale greenifh afh color : 

 and makes its neft of ftraw, fmall fibres of roots, and 

 the like. In winter flares aflemble in vafl flocks, 

 and feed on worms and infers. Their flelli is fo re- 

 markably bitter as to be fcarce eatable ; they are very 

 docil birds ; and may be taught to fpeak. 



The weight of the male of this fpecies is about three j^^f^-j. 

 ounces j that of the female rather lefs. The length is 

 eight inches three quarters : the breadth fourteen 



inches 



