12 STARE. 



the wattle of a cock : this is about a quarter of an inch in length ; 

 the general colour of the plumage dull black, but the back, rump, 

 and wing coverts are ferruginous; the tail rather long, dusky black, 

 and the ends of the feathers pointed from a slight elongation of the 

 shaft; legs black. 



The female is wholly of a dull ferruginous brown ; the bill and 

 legs as in the male ; but the wattle in that sex is much smaller ; nor 

 is it very conspicuous, except in old birds. 



This species inhabits New Zealand, particularly in the Southern 

 Islands, where it is pretty common, as Dr. Forster informed me. Its 

 manners in general have not been remarked, except that it has a 

 weak, piping voice, not worthy of being called a song. 



10.— GREEN STARE. 



Sturnus viridis, Lid. Om. i. 325. Gin. Lin. i. 805. Daud.xi. 304. 

 Green Stare, Gen. Syn. iii. p. 10. Osb. Voy. ii. 327. Shaw's Zool. x. 496. 



SIZE uncertain. On the forehead and chin is a tuft of black 

 and white feathers ; above the first a spot of white ; beyond the eye 

 another ; the whole upper part of the body is green ; on the scapulars 

 two white spots ; wings and tail green, the outer web of the first 

 white ; shafts of the wing and tail feathers white ; under side of the 

 neck, breast, and belly pale blue ; legs cinereous blue. 



Inhabits China. 



11.— BROWN STARE. 



Sturnus olivaceus, Ind. Om. i. 325. Gm. Lin. i. 805. (fuscus). Daud. ii. 305. 



Olive Starling, Shaw's Zool. x. 496. 



Brown Stare, Gen.Syn.m. 11. Osb. Voy. \\. 328. 



The bill, in this, is whitish red ; the eye lodged in a long stripe 

 of pale coerulean ; the whole body, wings, and tail light olive-brown ; 



