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The Tellow Indian Starling. 
T H E Bird is here figur’d of its natural Size. Albin has already 
figur’d it, and drawn the Bill a great deal too big. 
The Bill is fhaped like that of a Starling, of a redd ifii- brown Colour 
at the Bafe, growing more Dusky towards the Point ; [the Colour of 
the Eyes fee in Mr. Albith Hijtory of Birds , VoL II. P. 38.] the 
Forehead from the Bill to the Eyes, is of a bright Yellow ; round the 
Eyes the Feathers are of a dusky Colour ; the Top, Hinder-part and 
Sides of the Head under the Eyes are Black, which Blacknefs reaches 
lower on the Sides than on the Hinder-part of the Head, and at laft 
mixes and lofes itfelf in the Yellow on the Forehead, and the dusky* 
Colour round the Eyes* The Throat, juft beneath the Bill, is Whitifh; 
the Breaft, light Yellow *, the Belly, Thighs and Coverts beneath the 
Tail, are of a deeper Yellow ; the Throat and Breaft are fpotted with 
long, black, or dusky Spots, down the Shafts of the Feathers. The 
upper Side of the Neck, the Back, Rump and Coverts on the upper 
Side of the Tail, are of a full bright-yellow Colour ; the greater Quills- 
of the Wings are Dusky, or Black, with narrow Edges of Yellow on 
their outer Webs ; (except the firft Quill, which is fhort, and all Black) 
the leffer Quills next the Back are Dusky, with broad Edges of Yellow 
on their Webs. All the Covert-Feathers on the upper Sides of the Wings 
are Yellow, having pretty large dusky Spots in their Middles. The 
Middle-Feathers of the Tail are Dusky, with a yellow Caft ; their Tips 
are Yellow ; the Side-Feathers are wholly Yellow • the Legs and Feet 
are of a black, or dusky Colour ; the Toes ftand after the ufuai 
Manner, as the Figure plainly fhews. 
This Bird I faw in the Colle&ion of the late Mr. Dandridge : It was 
brought with others from Bengal in the Baft-Indies , and I believe has 
been defcribed by no Body but Mr. Albin . I fhould have called it the 
Spotted I&erus , but thought it not proper to multiply Names, feeing 
Mr. Albin has called it the Yellow Starling, . This Bird poffibly may- 
be the Mottled fay of Petiver : See Ray s Synopfs . Methodica Avium, Q 
P. 195. Tab, II. N.. 7. 
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Vol. IV. 
