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South African equivalent of the English House Sparrow. 

 Its habits are much the same, building as it does a large 

 untidy nest of grass and sticks lined with wool, feathers, 



In;. 85. — Diamond Sparrow near nest hole. 



i wine, or indeed anything soft and warm that comes handy. 

 The nest is placed in a bush, tree, gutter or pipe, under the 

 eaves or on a rafter. It lays three or four eggs of a pale 

 greyish-greeD or blue colour spotted and blotched with 

 various shades of brown; the eggs vary considerably in 



