It belongs to the very common starling family, the original habitat stretches from the Kazakh plains to China. They adapt and survive, much like the Homo species that is found in the frozen desolation of Siberia
, as well as in the blazing deserts of Australia. An eccentric New Yorker sailed back from London with a hundred of their starlings in 1890. Today, a 'cloud' of them, the monicker because they block out the sun, can number a hundred thousand, and clean out a ton of Idaho potatoes in one sitting. ________________________________ From: Gabriel de Figueiredo <g Talking of birds and Indians (or non-Indians), check this out. The Indian Myna — pushy and invasive http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/04/08/2044900.htm >