ROSE COLOURED PASTOR. 
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Pastor, Temminck. — Generic characters. — 
Bill depressed at the base, tip notched ; 
wings long, first quill short, second and 
third longest; tail short, inclining to be 
forked; feet strong, gressorial. 
Type . — Pastor roseus. 
Note. — Europe, Asia, Africa. Habits gregari- 
ous, feed much on the ground. 
ROSE COLOURED PASTOR. 
Pastor roseus. — Temm. 
PLATE XIV. 
Turdus roseus, Linn. Scop Merula rosea, Pay — Pastor 
roseus, Temm Rose Coloured Ouzel, Thrush, or 
Pastor of British authors. 
This rare and beautiful bird is one of our 
straggling visiters from warmer climes, and in 
the instances recorded of its capture, Starlings 
were often associated with it. The habits, so far 
as we know, resemble those of the Sturnidce. 
They feed gregariously, in great part on insects 
and their larvae, particularly the grillidce , and 
they breed in the holes of trees and in old 
walls. Several instances of this bird occurring in 
England are recorded, also a few instances of its 
capture in Scotland, and Mr Thompson mentions 
it as occasionally visiting Ireland. In the south 
of Europe it is met with frequently, and appears 
with more regularity, and we have frequently 
