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Sturnus vulgaris
Starling Star"ling, n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. st[ae]r; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. st[ae]r, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A California fish; the rock trout. 3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zo["o]l.) See Pastor.

Meaning of Sturnus from wikipedia

- place in this genus, and in the species boundaries within Sturnus. The genus name Sturnus is Latin for "starling". This genus has representatives across...
- Sturnus and vulgaris are derived from the Latin for "starling" and "common" respectively. The Old English staer, later stare, and the Latin sturnus are...
- The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus, which in turn comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. The family contains 128 species which are...
- Pied Myna, Sturnus contra (Linnaeus) in Bombay". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68 (1): 243–244. Naik, Vasant R (1987). "Nest of the Pied Myna Sturnus contra Linnaeus"...
- Myna, Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 93 (1): 91. Lamba, BS; Tyagi, AK (1977). "Period of incubation in Brahminy Myna, Sturnus pagodarum...
- Mating display of raising feathers Eggs of Sturnus unicolor - MHNT BirdLife International (2016). "Sturnus unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
- Heterornis albofrontata. This species was previously placed in the genus Sturnus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus...
- chestnut-tailed starling. The Malabar starling was formerly placed in the genus Sturnus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 found that the genus...
- interspecific hybridization of the Grey Starling Sturnus cineraceus and the Red-billed Starling Sturnus sericeus in Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture". ****anese...
- was recently placed in its own monotypic genus, Pastor, and split from Sturnus. This split is supported by recent studies, though other related species...