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CHILI STARLING. 

 (Sturnus Loyca.) 



St. Jiisco alboque macula f us ^ pectore coccineo. 



Starling spotted with brown and white ; the breast crimson. 



Sturnus Loyca. Molin, Chili. 325 GmeL SysU Nat. ] . 804. 



— Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. 325. 12. 

 Magellanic Starling. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. J 74. 2. >. 



This approaches very close to the Magellanic 

 Starling, but is destitute of the crimson markings 

 near the eyes and the lores. The male has the 

 breast crimson, and the rest of his body variegated 

 with brown and whitish : the female is pale grey, 

 with the breast tinged with dull crimson. This 

 species is found in Chili : it constructs its nest in 

 cavities in the ground : it lays three eggs, that are 

 of a grey colour varied with brown : the natives 

 are said to esteem it very much on account of its 

 song, which they hold in great veneration : its 

 plumage is also of value to them, as they form it 

 into ornaments. 



MAGELLANIC STARLING. 

 ( Sturnus militaris.) 



St. griseus, pectore gulaque sanguineis cauda subfurcata. 

 Grey Starling, with the breast and throat blood-coloured ; the 

 tail slightly forked. 



