. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. \ f^. TREE SPARROW. THE HOUSE SPARROW AND TREE SPARROW. The House Sparrow is, strictly speaking, the only bird attendant, on man. Though the Robin will frequent our thresholds in winter time, still, when once his accus- tomed food becomes plentiful, he retires to the seclusion of a woodland haunt. Though the Swallows course round our houses in spring and summer, still they show as much attachment to the wild as man's habitation. Though the Flycatcher wil
. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. \ f^. TREE SPARROW. THE HOUSE SPARROW AND TREE SPARROW. The House Sparrow is, strictly speaking, the only bird attendant, on man. Though the Robin will frequent our thresholds in winter time, still, when once his accus- tomed food becomes plentiful, he retires to the seclusion of a woodland haunt. Though the Swallows course round our houses in spring and summer, still they show as much attachment to the wild as man's habitation. Though the Flycatcher will sit in moody silence on the trees bordering our windows, still he loves the forest glades equally as well, or even better. But the House Sparrow, like the Hanoverian rat, finds food and shelter wherever man dwells, and prefers to live in his society far better than in the richest pastures or woodlands. In the crowded streets we see him as much at home as round the country cottage; amidst the whirl and con- fusion of the railway station he lives as happily as in the. 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 Dixon, Charles, 1858-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : Werner Co.
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