. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 813 THE BIRD BOOK. stalling STARLINGS. Family STURNID^ [IPS.] Starmng. Stnrnvs vulgaris. Range.—A European species which lias cas-ually been taken in Greenland. It was liber-ated a number of years ago in Central Park,New York City, and hasnow become abundantthere and is spreadingslowly in all directions. They build their nestsin all sorts of locationssuch as are used by theEnglish Sparrow, wher-ever they can find asufhcieiitly large crev-ice o
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 813 THE BIRD BOOK. stalling STARLINGS. Family STURNID^ [IPS.] Starmng. Stnrnvs vulgaris. Range.—A European species which lias cas-ually been taken in Greenland. It was liber-ated a number of years ago in Central Park,New York City, and hasnow become abundantthere and is spreadingslowly in all directions. They build their nestsin all sorts of locationssuch as are used by theEnglish Sparrow, wher-ever they can find asufhcieiitly large crev-ice or opening; less often they build their nestsin trees, making them of straw, twigs andtrash. They lay from four to six pale bluisligreen eggs; size x .85. Two broods arereared in a season.
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