The SARDINIAN STARLING (_Sturnus unicolor_) is a species inhabiting
Southern Europe, and distinguished from the bird last described by the
long and slender feathers upon its head and nape, and by the colour of
its plumage, the latter being of pale slate colour, almost entirely
without spot, and only enlivened by a very slight metallic lustre. The
coat of the young bird is dark brown. This species inhabits Spain,
Southern Italy, and a large portion of Asia; it is common in Cashmere,
Scinde, and the Punjaub; its size is somewhat larger than that of our
Common Starling, which it closely resembles in its habits.