. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . 122 Pf 1?.3. ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR. 17t INSESSORES. STURNIDJE. CONIROSTRES. PLATE CXXIIL ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR,Pastor roseus. The native countries of the Rose-coloured Pastor areAfrica, and the warmer parts of Asia, where they are found inplenty. They range from India over Persia, Arabia, Syria,the south of Siberia, and southern Russia. They alsoannually visit Greece, the south of Italy, and Spain. Where-ever else these birds appear in Europe, it is only as occasionalvisitants. The Pastors are generally reported to be very sociablebirds
. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . 122 Pf 1?.3. ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR. 17t INSESSORES. STURNIDJE. CONIROSTRES. PLATE CXXIIL ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR,Pastor roseus. The native countries of the Rose-coloured Pastor areAfrica, and the warmer parts of Asia, where they are found inplenty. They range from India over Persia, Arabia, Syria,the south of Siberia, and southern Russia. They alsoannually visit Greece, the south of Italy, and Spain. Where-ever else these birds appear in Europe, it is only as occasionalvisitants. The Pastors are generally reported to be very sociablebirds ; they assemble in flocks like starlings, and often asso-ciate with them. The food of the Pastor consists chiefly in insects, theireggs, larvse and worms. Like the starling, the Pastor alightsfamiliarly on the backs of cows and sheep : their most favou-rite food consists in grasshoppers; and they pursue locustsover countries of great extent. In consequence of their greatpartiality for these insects, the Rose-coloured Pastor is con-sidered a sacred bird in Turkey, and
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