Sturnus philippensis (Forster)
Violet-backed Starling
[Motacilla] philippensis Forster, Ind. Zool., 1781, p. 41. (Type locality, Philippines.)
Sturnus philippensis Mayr, Birds Southwest Pacific, 1945, p. 302 (Palau).
Geographic range.—Breeds in Japan. Winters to the Philippine Islands. In Micronesia: Palau Islands—exact locality unknown.
Remarks.—Mayr (1945a:302) records this starling as a migrant visitor to the Palau Islands. Coultas obtained an immature female of this species at Palau on October 13, 1931.