Definition of Sturnus vulgaris

1. Noun. Gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide.

Exact synonyms: Common Starling
Generic synonyms: Starling
Group relationships: Genus Sturnus, Sturnus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sturnus Vulgaris

Stuckist
Stuckists
Student's t distribution
Student's t test
Sturm und Drang
Sturmabteilung
Sturmarbeiteilung
Sturmvogel
Sturmvogels
Sturnella
Sturnella magna
Sturnella neglecta
Sturnidae
Sturnus
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturt's desert pea
Sturt pea
Stuttgart
Stutz Bearcat
Stuyvesant
Stygian
Styliani
Stylianos
Stylomecon
Stylomecon heterophyllum
Stylonychia
Stylophorum
Stylophorum diphyllum
Stymphalides

Literary usage of Sturnus vulgaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"The typical species of the genus is sturnus vulgaris of Linnaeus, from Sweden, ... sturnus vulgaris, Linn., SN, i., p. 290 (1766); Dresser, B. Eur., iv., p. ..."

2. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"THE STARE, OR STARLING (sturnus vulgaris) Is about the size and shape of a blackbird; the tips of the feathers on the neck and back are yellow; the feathers ..."

3. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"sturnus vulgaris LINN. Starling. sturnus vulgaris LINN. SN ed. 10, I. 1758, 167. [B—, C—, R279, C363.] GEOG. DIST.— Europe and northern Asia; accidental in ..."

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