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Show Arrival of Starlings The English starling first readier! this country in 1S7C. when a small flock, imported from England, was liberated near Worcester, Mass. Little or nothing was heard from these birds after heinr turned loose. In IS'10 another liberation of 80 birds took place in Central park. New York city, to be followed a year later by 40 more pairs. Ten years later 100 more were releaser! near Springfield, Mass. These liberations lib-erations no doubt formed the foundation stock for the myriads of starlings found in practically every state east of the Mississippi river. |