. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada : the land birds . nsand common fowls, in the ordure of domestic animals. They nest inhollow trees, under the tiles and roofings of houses, and in the holesof walls ; but tbe Sturnella of America, confined to low meadowsand savannahs, constructs its nest in tufts of rank grass. Speciesare found in all parts of the globe. The common Starling bns beentaught to articulate words, and sings pretty well in confinement,though with something of the monotonous jingle of our commonBlack-bird. 156 OMNIVOROUS BIRDS. STURNELLA. (Vieill.) AMER
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada : the land birds . nsand common fowls, in the ordure of domestic animals. They nest inhollow trees, under the tiles and roofings of houses, and in the holesof walls ; but tbe Sturnella of America, confined to low meadowsand savannahs, constructs its nest in tufts of rank grass. Speciesare found in all parts of the globe. The common Starling bns beentaught to articulate words, and sings pretty well in confinement,though with something of the monotonous jingle of our commonBlack-bird. 156 OMNIVOROUS BIRDS. STURNELLA. (Vieill.) AMERICAN STARLING. In this the sinus at the base of the bill is deep androunded. With the hind toe as long as the middle one,and greatly exceeding the lateral. The wings shortish andsomewhat rounded. No spurious or additional wing featherat the shoulder. The 1st and 5th primaries about equal;the 2d, 3d, and 4th longest; two of the secondariesalso much elongated. Peculiar to America, very distinctfrom the common Stare, and allied to the following genus,but more remotely to the AMERICAN STARLING, or MEADOW LARK. (SturneUa ludoviciana. Boxap. Aid. pi. 13G. Slurnus hidovkianus L. Mauda magna, Gm. Catesby. t. 1. pi. 33. NVilsox, 3. p. 20. pi. 19 fig. 2. Philad Museum, No. 5212 )Spec. Charact.— Beneath and line over the eye bright yellow; a black crescent on the breast; and with the 4 lateral tail feathers white. This well known harmless inhabitant of meadows andold fields is not only found in every part of the United AMERICAN STARLING OR MEADOW LARK. 157 States, but appears to be a resident in all the intermediateregion, from the frigid latitude of 53°,* and the territoryof Oregon, to the mild table land of Mexico,! and thetropical savannahs of Guiana. In the winter, they aboundin Alabama and West Florida, so that in some degree, likethe Jays, and the legitimate Starlings, they partially mi-grate in quest of food during the severity of the weatherin the colder states. It is n
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