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allen’s naturalist’s library. 
to that of the Corvidee as regards the wings and feet the Star 
pointed and possesses only nine primary quills. AHthe’true 
^ ° f * bl “ h ^ -Se 
the typical starlings, genus sturnus 
Storms, Linn., Syst. Nat., i, p. 291 (1766). 
Type, N. vulgaris Linn. 
, St! * r } lngs ’ of the same type as our familiar English bird are 
n b f “ ln Humher, and are all confined to the Old Worid 
and Z Z Z than S1X are found 111 India, two being resident' 
and the other four winter visitants from their more northern 
sVrtgion Tl/ 7 ^'" ""TlT beI ° ngs to the Mediterranean 
nnen p ’ c ™ uas ! cus and S. purpurascens to the Mediter 
sub region SUl> " 8,0n ' an<i S A<Wrf.V to the Mongolian 
forms an intermediate form, which I thin la u? ^ 
separated from both and called bv a sena , ° Ug U to be 
occurs in different parts of Eurone and p P ra - C - na ™ e - II 
especially the eastern counties. ’ VGn V131tS tn S land » 
THE COMMON STARLING. STURNUS VULGARIS. 
{Plate III.) j % ) 
Sfuruus vulgaris, Linn S. N„ i„ p. 29 o ( lj66) Dresser 
Eur iv., p. 4 o S , pl.247 (1874); Newt, ed Yarr ii’ n 
M an 'p 7 ^; **' r" P ‘n 5 (l883); Saund ’ers 
ivian p 217 (1889); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus xiii n 
a 7 (1890); Lilford, Col. Fig. Br. B, pt. xxii. (1802) 
Sturnus guttatus, Macg., Br. B., i., p. 595 (1837). 1 9 ’’ 
Adult Male. Black, with reflections of green and nmole and 
violet ; the mantle bronzy purple ; head, sides of P face and 
ear-coverts green; sides of body and flanks bluish purpl, the 
