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THE FOOD OF SPARROWS 



published in the Zoologist^ by Messrs. Hepburn, Hawley, 

 and Wilson ; and some material has been gathered from 

 other scattered sources, which I have particularized in the 

 Table. 



FOOD OF ADULT SPARROWS. 



JANUARY. 



FEBRUARY. 



MARCH. 



APRIL. 



Their customary 

 food. 



Corn from stacks 

 and from poul- 

 try-yards ; seeds 

 of all kinds. 



Corn from stacks 

 and poultry- 

 yards. 



Corn wherever they 

 can get it. 



Corn ; vegetable 

 matter. 



Their occasional 

 food. 



Refuse corn, such 

 as is scattered 

 in roads, and 

 would never be 

 of use ; maize. 

 Capsules of moss 

 (H. H. Slater). 



Seeds ; buds of 

 gooseberries (G. 

 Roberts). 



Young tops of peas, 

 radish, cabbage, 

 and cauliflower ; 

 seeds (Wilson) ; 

 freshly sown bar- 

 ley and oats. 



Freshly sown bar- 

 ley and oats ; 

 oblong green 

 seeds, not iden- 

 tified ; caterpil- 

 lars. 



