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rows and other birds; but as a matter of fact experi- 

 ence shows that where the sparrows congregate in 

 large flocks, as is their custom, the other birds keep 

 away. The author's experience suggests that a mov- 

 ing counter tends to keep the sparrows away, as they 

 will not visit it so frequently as the stationary shelf, 

 and only when driven to it by lack of food else- 

 where; on the other hand, our native birds come to 

 it readily. 



