. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. s, of whom Bryant was themost celebrated. The Common European Starling,^ recently introducedat New York, is now spreading rapidly from its port of entryand it is a bird not to be ignored. It is a short, thick-setblackbird. In winter the male is marked by fine spear-pointsof light buff, and a nearly white beak. In summer the plu-mage of this bird is black, brilliantly shot with purple-greenand steel blue. In winter this bird is conspicuous by thefact that it lives in flocks, does not go Sou
. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. s, of whom Bryant was themost celebrated. The Common European Starling,^ recently introducedat New York, is now spreading rapidly from its port of entryand it is a bird not to be ignored. It is a short, thick-setblackbird. In winter the male is marked by fine spear-pointsof light buff, and a nearly white beak. In summer the plu-mage of this bird is black, brilliantly shot with purple-greenand steel blue. In winter this bird is conspicuous by thefact that it lives in flocks, does not go South, and it pipesup with a cheery whistle that quickly attracts are bold and confident, and cheerfully invite themselvesto enjoy the hospitality of city parks and back yards. Already there are numerous complaints that this Starlingboldly drives woodpeckers and other birds out of their long-established nesting-places. Many American bird-lovers de-clare that already this bird is a nuisance, and in New Yorkit has purposely been omitted from the list of protected birds. ^ Sturnus ?sryj^yr^i^ fl(L EojCf ^JikM
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