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Acridotheres tristis
9-10" (23-26 cm). Stocky, mostly dark-brown; head glossy, black; legs, bill, and bare orbital region yellow legs; large white patch visible in flight and at rest; tail brown, tipped with white.
Malapu'u Point State Wayside
Introduced into Hawaiian Islands in 1865 to control insects; by 1879, reported as abundant in Honolulu.
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