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Bird On! is pleased to provide the complete text of all the species descriptions from The State of the Nations' Birds by Chris Mead.

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	Common Names Scientific Names	Contains Starts with
		Description of Species Format

The names of the following species start with S:

Saxicola rubetra (Whinchat)

Saxicola torquata (Stonechat)

Scolopax rusticola (Woodcock (Eurasian Woodcock))

Serinus serinus (Serin (European Serin))

Sitta europea (Nuthatch (Wood Nuthatch))

Somateria mollissima (Eider (Common Eider))

Stercorarius longicaudus (Long-Tailed Skua)

Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic Skua)

Sterna albifrons (Little Tern)

Sterna bengalensis (Lesser Crested Tern)

Sterna dougallii (Roseate Tern)

Sterna hirundo (Common Tern)

Sterna nilotica (Gull-Billed Tern)

Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)

Sterna sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern)

Streptopelia decaocto (Collared Dove (Eurasian Collared Dove))

Streptopelia turtur (Turtle Dove (European Turtle Dove))

Strix aluco (Tawny Owl)

Sturnus vulgaris (Starling (Common Starling))

Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)

Sylvia borin (Garden Warbler)

Sylvia cantillans (Subalpine Warbler)

Sylvia communis (Whitethroat (Common Whitethroat))

Sylvia curruca (Lesser Whitethroat)

Sylvia undata (Dartford Warbler)

Syrmaticus pictus (Reeve's Pheasant)

Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pallas's Sandgrouse)