. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. CHE OONE-BILLED PEROHEBS. 243 grain, uave the most strong similitude to each other, and may juAtly be supposed, as Mr. Buffou imagines, to come from the same original. The Sparrow has a conical, straight, and sharp-pointed bill. Under this genus there are more than a hundred species, chiefly distinguished by their color. The chief feathers of the wing and tail are brown, those of the breast dark, and those of the body
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. CHE OONE-BILLED PEROHEBS. 243 grain, uave the most strong similitude to each other, and may juAtly be supposed, as Mr. Buffou imagines, to come from the same original. The Sparrow has a conical, straight, and sharp-pointed bill. Under this genus there are more than a hundred species, chiefly distinguished by their color. The chief feathers of the wing and tail are brown, those of the breast dark, and those of the body grey and black. They have three broods in the year. They. delight to live near the habitations of men. They build iheii nests about houses, wherever they can find admittance. Their nests are built slovenly, generally consisting of a little hay lined well with feathers, where they lay five or six eggs of a reddish- white color, spotted with brown. Sometimes they expel the mar- tins from their nests, to save the trouble of building one of their own. There is an instance upon record of the martins having shut the door of one of their nests with clay, which a sparrow had unjustly taken possession of, and thus the usurper was im mured in da-k and solitary confinement. In spite of eveiy pi*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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