. The birds of our country. 98 STARLING. more of a winter visitor. It is an exceedingly hand some bird, nearly all its feathers being black, beauti- fully glossed with rich metallic green and purple, and tipped with white or cream-coloured spots; the beak is a rich yellow. When the breeding season is over the Starlings collect in flocks, often many thousands in number, and wander about in search of food. Sometimes they band. STARLING. together with flocks of Rooks or Jackdaws. Their food consists chiefly of worms, slugs, and beetles; but they are also terrible robbers of the cherry orchards. M
. The birds of our country. 98 STARLING. more of a winter visitor. It is an exceedingly hand some bird, nearly all its feathers being black, beauti- fully glossed with rich metallic green and purple, and tipped with white or cream-coloured spots; the beak is a rich yellow. When the breeding season is over the Starlings collect in flocks, often many thousands in number, and wander about in search of food. Sometimes they band. STARLING. together with flocks of Rooks or Jackdaws. Their food consists chiefly of worms, slugs, and beetles; but they are also terrible robbers of the cherry orchards. Most pertinacious are they in this, and I have frequently watched them, in open defiance of the gardener and his gun, wantonly stripping ofl^ cherries and dropping them on the ground, as though in sheer mischief. No wonder the gardener, whose pride is in his trees, vows vengeance ! And yet pos-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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