Studies of west palearctic birds 196. Common starling Sturnus vulgaris

British Birds

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 549-568

  Feare, Chris J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Grayszvood Common ^*

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