STAELIKaS 
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The starlings, which for the sake of simplicity arc here 
treated as one group, are sometimes divided into two families 
the first of which, the tree -star lings, are arboreal in habits and 
characterised by laying^ spotted eg^gs. The tree- starlings in- 
clude the mynas or grackks which are well-known as cage-birds 
and on account of the parrot-like ability of certain individuals 
to imitate the hainan voice. 
The true starlings which form the second family are more 
terrestrial in habits and the eggs are unspotted: only three 
'species are found in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula 
and are by no means familiar birds. 
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