THE SONG SPARROW. 



" A sparrow lights upon a bough, 

 And says, ' I'll eat my fill here now ; 

 'Twill make me vigorous of wing, 

 And give me strength of voite to sing.' " 



The Song Sparrow is seldom seen caged, prob- 

 ably on account of the plainness of his wardrobe. 

 He has a song, though a short one, with quite a 

 variety of notes, commencing very much like the 

 admired water-note of the canary. This he will 

 repeat many times in succession, and also an endless 

 number of times a day. He is a playful bird, and 

 hours can be pleasantly passed in watching his 

 antics. Caged, he should be fed the same as the 

 canary. 



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