European starling, common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Description
Plate HW STURNUS NITENS.
Date 1873
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/17824501011
Author Thomas Douglas Forsyth; George Henderson; Allan Octavian Hume
Full title Lahore to Yārkand : incidents of the route and natural history of the countries traversed by the expedition of 1870, under T. D. Forsyth /
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lahore_to_Y%C4%81rkand_(17824501011).jpg
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.
