. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . w. O Th« PLATE CXLV. The common Starling is from eight inches and a half to nine inchesin length ; the male rather larger than the female, and brighter in thecolours of the plumage ; the pre
. The natural history of British birds, or, A selection of the most rare, beautiful and interesting birds which inhabit this country : the descriptions from the Systema naturae of Linnaeus : with general observations, either original or collected from the latest and most esteemed English ornithologists : and embellished with figures, drawn, engraved, and coloured from the original specimens . w. O Th« PLATE CXLV. The common Starling is from eight inches and a half to nine inchesin length ; the male rather larger than the female, and brighter in thecolours of the plumage ; the prevailing colour is blackilh, in fomeparts brov/n, very fplendidly glofled with purple, green, and gold,and fpotted nearly throughout with milky white. The Starling is a native of Europe, Afia, and Africa, and is feen inBritain in large flocks during the winter feafon. They build in thehollows of decayed trees, rocks, and ruined edifices, forming a neftof very flight contexture, confifting of leaves and twigs : their eggsare from five to fix in number, and of a greenifh-afh colour. In awild ftate, they feed on infe61s, and various kinds of grain : they areof a docile difpofition, and eafily taught to fpeak. During the winterfeafon, they are not unfrequently killed in vaft numbers, and expofedfor fale in the markets, notwithllanding that the flefli is bitter, andill flavoured^ FtATE 146. PLATE CXLVL CHARADRIUS CALIDRIS. SANDERLING PLOVER, or CURWILLET. GRALLiE. a EN ERIC CHARACTER. Bill roundilb, obtufe, ftraight: noftrils linear; feet formed iotrunning, and three-toed. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Bill and legs black: lores and rump greyifh; body beneath white^without fpots. CharAdrius Calidris : rollro pedibufque nigris, loris uropy^-gioque fubgrifcis, corpore fubtus albo immacu-^lato. Georg. It. p, 172. Calidris grifea minor. Brijf. aV. 6, n. 17. /. ^ 2. Sanderling, or Curwillet* Brit. ZooL «. rA2. t. 12>,^Ray 109^.n. 11.—M//. Orn. p. ^^Lath^ Syn.
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