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The Larger Hill Mynah (. Mainatus intermedins ), the Com¬ 
mon Mynah (Acridotheres tristis ), and the Brown Mynah (. A . 
fuscus) belong to an East Indian group, many of which 
learn to talk with much readiness. 
More or less allied to these are the starlings of the old 
world and the blackbirds and troupials of the new. Con¬ 
spicuous examples of these are the Purple Grackle or Black¬ 
bird ( Quiscalus quiscula ), the Red-winged Blackbird 
(Agelceus phoeniceus), and the Cowbird ( Molothrus pecoris') 
of North America, the Baltimore Oriole ( Icterus Baltimore ), 
the Yellow Troupial ( Xanthosomus flavus), and others of 
the group from Central and South America, and the Common 
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris'). 
THE HORNBILL. 
