. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. SOUTH AMtlUH AN UlUDS. 337 polutfd ut the umail cnil; tbo Kiuuud-color ih bluinb-wbite, splaahcd ail over with Hiuall HpotB of d'irk brown thickest at the large end Thirteen eggH mcaHure re- upectivcly !* , , , 1 , , ;; avfiage 1 T [403.] STABLINO. StuniuM vulyarh Linn. Oeog. Dist.—Europe and North- ern Asia; accidental in Greenland. Introduced in New York. A specimen of the Starling, taken in Greenland In ISfil,
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. SOUTH AMtlUH AN UlUDS. 337 polutfd ut the umail cnil; tbo Kiuuud-color ih bluinb-wbite, splaahcd ail over with Hiuall HpotB of d'irk brown thickest at the large end Thirteen eggH mcaHure re- upectivcly !* , , , 1 , , ;; avfiage 1 T [403.] STABLINO. StuniuM vulyarh Linn. Oeog. Dist.—Europe and North- ern Asia; accidental in Greenland. Introduced in New York. A specimen of the Starling, taken in Greenland In ISfil, entltleH It to a place In the avifauna of North America. It has been Introduced and apparently well estab- lished in the vicinity, of New York city. Mr. Chapman In his "Birds of Eastern America,' says that the Starling has bred for three successive years in the roof of the Museum of Natural History and at other points In the vicinity. It is a well- known bird In Europe, and of a very general distribution. Its handsome plumage, sprightly, social habits, retentive memory, and pleasing, imitative voice have made it a great favorite as a caged bird. It is said to live in flocks the greater part of the year, selecting for its nest suitable places in holes of trees, eaves of houses, church- steeples, old towers and ruins, In cliffs or in high rocks overhanging the sea, and in wooden boxes put up for its accommodation. The material used for the nest Is twigs, straws and fine grasses. The eggs are four to six In number, of a pale greenish-blue or bluish-white. A set of five eggs collected by W. Wells niadden. May 4, in Stafford- shire, England, is in my cabinet, and exhibits the following sizes: , , , , ;. - ^TI. l-*l-/,Oj. ), y 4U3. Starling. 494. BOBOLINK. Dolichouyx oryzivonis (Linn.) Geog. Dlst.—Eastern North America to the Plains, north to Southern Canada, south in winter to the West In»- dles and South America. Breeds from the M
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