. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . da spiral figure ; an instant afterit has spread out like a sheet, and its members are streaming softly along the ground,perhaps to alight, or perhaps once more to mount aloft and circle as before. There arefew more magnificent sights in the world than a flock of starlings when performing evolutionsof this kind. Differing much, not only in general appearance, but also in coloration, from the commonstarling is the RosE-COLOURKD StakLIXC,, so called from the beautiful rose-pink colour of theback and breast, set off by t
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . da spiral figure ; an instant afterit has spread out like a sheet, and its members are streaming softly along the ground,perhaps to alight, or perhaps once more to mount aloft and circle as before. There arefew more magnificent sights in the world than a flock of starlings when performing evolutionsof this kind. Differing much, not only in general appearance, but also in coloration, from the commonstarling is the RosE-COLOURKD StakLIXC,, so called from the beautiful rose-pink colour of theback and breast, set off by the rest of the plumage, which is black, glossed with \iolet, blue,and green reflections. This handsome bird occasionally visits Britain. Feeding largelv uponlocusts, tliese birds are much aftected in their movements by the peregrinations of thesepests; and this accounts for the sporadic appearance of the rose-coloured starling in hugeflocks in places where it is generally seldom seen. Dull in appearance, ungraceful in flight, and with a harsh, unmusical note, the starling. YOUNG STARLINGS Sttir/in^s^ ij taken tvhen \oung^ are eauly tame J and make excellent pets THE PERCHING BIRDS 123
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