. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . ice. Lives upon grain, and does muchdamage to the harvest. Flesh pretty good eating. 156 OMNIVOK^ CORVID^E. Genus Sturnus. fLinnaeus.) Generic Characters.—Beak nearly as long as the head, straight,wider than high, slightly obtuse, and depressed; base of theupper mandible encroaching upon the forehead; tip much de-pressed, and not hollowed. Nostrils basal, lateral, and halfclosed by a membrane. Three toes in front and one behind;exterior toe joined at its base to the middle one. first quill feather
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . ice. Lives upon grain, and does muchdamage to the harvest. Flesh pretty good eating. 156 OMNIVOK^ CORVID^E. Genus Sturnus. fLinnaeus.) Generic Characters.—Beak nearly as long as the head, straight,wider than high, slightly obtuse, and depressed; base of theupper mandible encroaching upon the forehead; tip much de-pressed, and not hollowed. Nostrils basal, lateral, and halfclosed by a membrane. Three toes in front and one behind;exterior toe joined at its base to the middle one. first quill feather almost obsolete, second and third SARDINIAN STARLING. Sturnus unicolor. Sturnus unicolor, vulgaris unicolor,Storno nero,Etourncau unicolore,Einfarbiger staar, Marmoka; Delia Acad, di Tor. (1819.)Temminck; Man. (1820.)Vieillot; Faun. Fr. (1828.) BoNAPAETE. SCHINZ. Schlegel; Revue. Sati. Feench. GrEEMAN. Specific Characters.—Plumage black without spots; feathers ofinferior parts very long, tapering, and drooping from base of theneck. Length nine inches.— SARDINIAN STARLING. 157 The Sardinian Starling was discovered by Marmora,and described by him in the Memoirs of the Academyof Turin, for August, 1819. Since then it has beenfound in Algeria, and it is known to pass the winterin company with the Common Starling on the Africancoast of the Mediterranean, which is contrary to theopinion expressed by Marmora at the time he wrotehis memoir. It is easily distinguished from the Common Starlingby the specific characters at the head of this males have the drooping feathers from the necklonger than the female. According to Temminck it is found in Sardiniaamong the rocks, where it builds, and it flies aboutand rests on the houses like its congener. Its food and mode of building is exactly the sameas the Common Starling. The male and female are entirely black, withoutspots, having a reflection of purple, but less so in thefemale. The base of the beak is blackish, wi
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