European starling, common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Description
Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science / by Charles Dixon ; with forty-five ill. and a pref. by Dr. Elliott Coues.
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Source http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pageimage/19764016
Author Coues, Elliott; Dixon, Charles
Collection Curious and Bizarre Creatures
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The common starling or European starling or starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. The common starlings breed in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and western Asia.