STURN I DX, the starling family of birds, which naturalists arrange into the Sturninte, the star ling,s or mynas ; the Lamprotornitne, glossy mynas or grakles ; the Bupliaginm or ox-peckers; the Quisealinm or boat-tails ; the leterinte or hang nests ; and the Agelainse or maims. The Sturninte, Lamprotornitue, and Bupliagitut are peculiar to the 01(1 World. In the E. Indie.s, the more frequently occurring genera and species of the family are as under :— Fant. Sturnidm. Sab-Fum. Sturninat.
Sturnus vulgaris, Linn., common starling.
St. Indict's, Hodys. I St. splendus, Tentin. Tclia maina, . . IltNti. Nakshi-telia, . . HIND.
Tilora„ . . „ I Tilgiri, . . . 1:astorta.
The glomy black stalling of Ettropc, Asia, Africa, Azores, is common in the Himalaya, and N. India, Kashmir, Afghanistan, etc., as in Britain.
Sturnus unicolor, Olarm.., of Sardinia, 13arbary. etc., is very dibtinet, and much less bright in its glosses than the common starling. It is said by Adams to be common itt Sind, the Panjab, and Kashmir.
Sturnus cineraceus, Tempi., Japan.
Sturnopastor contra, Linn., pied starling.
St. Capcnsis, Linn. I Pastor jall, Hon.!. Ablaka-gosalik, . BENo. I Ablak-maina, . . HIND.
Guia-leggra, . . „ I Venda gorinka, . TEL.
Found throughout a considet able part of India. but absent in the S. and S.W.
Sturnopastor superciliaris, 1315th.
l'astor roseus, Lilln., the rose-colonred starling. of all India and Burma.
P. jalla, //ursf., Malayana.
P. tticolor, Hors!, Java.
I'. temporalis, Wayler, China.
Acriclotheres tristis, Lime., the common myna. Gram& gryllivora, Daudi. 1 Mina tristoides, Hodg. Salik, Bhat-salik, BENG. Salonka, . . . . ItIetta. Corwantera, . . . CAN. Goranka, Gorinka, . TEL. Bernni, Saloo, All the head, the crest, neck, and breast glossy black. It occurs all over India and Burma. It
was introduced from the Mauritius iuto India to destroy the grasshoppers.
Acridotheres ginginianus, Latham. .
Turdus gingiuianus, Lath. I P. Mahrattensis, Ropie. Pastor gregieolas, Haig. I Gang-salik, . . . BENG. I Gilgila, . . . . Him). Ram-salik, . . . „ [Bann maina, . . NY-PAL.
Bank myna, . . ENG. I Rah, SIND. Ganga inaina, . . HIND. I Occurs from Afghanistan and the Himalaya southwards to the Nerbadda.
Acridotheres fuscns, Wayter.
A. griseus, Blyth. Mama cristatelloides, Hod.
Pastor Mahrattensis,Sykes. I Gracula eristatella, Sim/. Jbont-salik, . . . BENG. I Jhonti maina, . . IITND. Pabari maina, . . HIND. I Occurs in hilly and jungly dishicts throughont ludia, Nepal, Assam, and Burma.
Acridotheres cristatellus, — ? China. Acridotheres Javanicus, Cabanis, Jat a. Temenuchus pagodarum, Gins/in.
I'astor nigrieeps, Hudg. I Turduspagodarum, Mad.
Maina sylvestris, Hoary. I Monghir pawl, . . Bs:se. I Bahinani rnaina, . Hist). I'abiya pawi, . . „ Papata pariki, . . Tsai.
Brahmany myna, . ENG. RaWBBitti, . . . „ Popoya maim', . . HIND. Papata gorruki, . TEI..
I Occurs throughout all India. It is the black headed myna.
Temenuchus Malabaricus, Gareth+, is tho Paslor caniceps, fill'i T. Illythii, //odyson, the Pawi of Bengal.
Temenuchus Illythii, Jerdon, the white-headed myna of the Malabar forests, and other six species of Further India.
Saraglossa spiloptcra, Vigors, of Western 11 intalaya.
Eulabes religiosa, Liun., hill myna, of S. India, Coorg, Wynad, and Malabar.
Eulabes intermedia, il. Hay, the Nepal hill myna, of N. india..—Blyth; Jerdom See Starlings.