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STURNID^. 



Sp. 1. St. militaris. 



Sturnus militaris. Steph. v. x. p. 488. — The Falkland Islands. 

 Sp. 2. St. Ludoviciana. 



Sturnus Ludovicianus. Steph. v. x. p. 495. — North America. 

 Sp. 3. St. torquata. 



Sturnus torquatus. Steph. v. x. p. 493. — North America. 



Sp. 4. St ? Capensis. 



Sturnus Capensis. Steph. v. x. p. 490. — Sturnus contra. Steph. 

 V. X. p. 491. pi. 45. — The Cape of Good Hope. 



GENUS CLXVII.— STURNUS, Linne. STARLING. 



Rostrum rectum, integrum, 

 subdepressum, apice ob- 

 tusum et paulo depressum : 

 mandibula superior mar- 

 ginibus patentiusculis. 



Pollex et digiti exteriores 

 aequales. 



Beak straight, in tire, some- 

 what depressed, its tip ob- 

 tuse and a little depressed : 

 the upper mandible with 

 its edges rather open. 



Hind and exterior toes equal. 



Sp. 1. St. vulgaris. Steph. v. x. p. 4S3.pl. 42. (adult) ; pi. 43. 



jun. — Britain and other parts of Europe. 

 Sp. 2. St. unicolor. — Marmora. Temm. PI. Col. 111. 

 St. supra saturate niger nitidus, purpurea splendens ; subtus ob~ 



sour a niger ; rostro basi luteo, apice nigro. 

 Starling above shining deep black, glossed with purple ; beneath 



obscure black ; with the beak yellow at the base, black at 



the tip. 



Inhabits Southern Europe. Length eight inches : 

 the adult male, in summer plumage, has all the body, 

 wings, and tail deep glossy black, shining with purple 

 reflections, except beneath, where it is dull : the base 

 of the beak is dusky and its tip yellow : the legs are 



