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OMNIVOR. 
Family CORVIDA. 
Genus Sturnus. (Linneus.) 
Generie Characters.—Beak nearly as long as the head, straight, 
wider than high, slightly obtuse, and depressed; base of the 
upper mandible encroaching upon the forehead; tip much de- 
pressed, and not hollowed. Nostrils basal, lateral, and half 
closed by a membrane. Three toes in front and one behind; 
exterior toe joined at its base to the middle one. Wings 
long; first quill feather almost obsolete, second and third 
longest. 
SARDINIAN STARLING. 
Sturnus unicolor. 
Sturnus unicolor, Marmora; Della Acad. di 
i Tor. (1819.) 
a i Tremminck; Man. (1820.) 
ss “ Vierttot; Faun. Fr. (1828.) 
as ss Bonaparte. ScHINZ. 
« vulgaris unicolor, ScHiEGEL; Revue. 
Storno nero, Savi. 
Etourneau unicolore, FRENCH. 
Einfarbiger staar, GERMAN. 
Specific Characters—Plumage black without spots; feathers of 
inferior parts very long, tapering, and drooping from base of the 
neck. Length nine inches—Drcuanp. : 
