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PERSIAN STARLING. 

 (Sturnus moritanicus.) 



St. cinereus, capitis parte inferiore gulaque cinereo alboque mriis, 



ventre cam ritfescente maculato, rostro apice nigro. 

 Ash-coloured Starling, with the lower part of the head and the 



throat varied with grey and white, the belly hoary, spotted 



with rufous, and the beak black at the tip. 

 Sturnus moritanicus. Gmel, Si/st. Nat, 1. 804. — Lath. Ind. Orn. 



1. 325. 11. 

 Etourneau more. Daud. Orn. 2. 302. 

 Persian Starling. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. J 74. 1. 



Inhabits the alpine parts of Persia : its nest is 

 placed in holes and cavities of rocks : it is about 

 the size of the Skylark : its beak is tipped with 

 black : the prevailing colour of its plumage is 

 cinereous : the fore-part of the head and the 

 throat variegated with white, and the belly spotted 

 with rufous. 



CAPE STARLING. 



(Sturnus capensis.) 



St. nigricans, capitis lateribus subtusque albus. 



Dusky Starling, with the sides of the head and the under parts 



of the body white. 

 Sturnus capensis. Lin. Si/st. Nat. 1. 290. 2.^Gmel, Syst, Nat. 



