STARLING. 
by h; S colours, in the beauty of which he much 
CXCC b iei * ^' s ^ rea ^ ^ ias a changeable caft of 
green, red, purple, &c. elfethe feathers all over 
ins body are black, with a blue and purple giofs 
varying, as it is varioufly expofed to the lioht • 
oniy the tips of the feathers on his head, neck’ 
" n \ ai ^ e ycdowifli ; and on the belly, &c. 
'^ n ' t:e ' ^ liS ipots and colours are brighter 
than thofe of the hen. The bill of the cock is 
of a pale yellow, inclining to white ; in the hen, 
<duiky„ 
Ttme and Manner cf the Starling’/ building her 
NrJ. 
This bird irfually breeds in May, lias young 
ones fit to take towards tne end of that month, 
fometimes by the middle of it. They build 
their neffc m the holes of towers, pigeon-heufes, 
trees, &c. The goodnefs of thefe birds does 
not depend upon the places where they breed, 
though fome have given the preference to one 
fort, and fome to the other; for my part, 1 
could never find fuch a difference as to effeem 
one fort before the other, for the fame birds 
may build in any of thofe places, as they find it 
mofit convenient for them. She lays four or five 
eggs, lightly tinctured with a greenifh. blue. 
