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BRITISH BIRDS< 
THE STARLING, 
STARE, 
{Bturnus Vulgaris, Lin. — If Etourneau, Buff.) 
The length of this bird is feme what lefs than 
nine inches : The bill is ftrait, fharp-pointed, and 
of a yellowifh brown — in old birds deep yellow ; 
the nollrils are furrounded by a prominent rim ; 
the eyes are brown ; the whole plumage is dark, 
glolfed with blue, purple, and copper, each feather 
being marked at the end with a pale yellow' fpot, 
which is fmaller and more numerous on the head 
and neck : the wing coverts are edged with yel~ 
