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In Sardinia small colonies nest in the groups of wild olive trees; 

 some also build about houses and towns. Nests of dry grass, lined with 

 feathers, like the Common Sparrow's (A. B. Brooke). 



Maltese Sparrow, P. hispauiolensis maltae Hart. 



P. hispaniolensis maltae Hart. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 157. 

 Breeding Range: Malta and Sicily. 



Common in Sicily, breeding in small parties or isolated pairs, but 

 congregating in large flocks in winter and early spring. 



Calabrian Sparrow, P. Iiispaniolensis brutius Fiore. 



P. hispaniolensis hrutius Fiore. Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 158. 



Breeding Range: S. Italy (Taranto, Catanzaro, etc.). 



[From Transcaucasia and Palestine eastward to Kashmir is found P. li. 

 transcaspicus Tsch., while in S. Algeria another race, P. h. fliicMgeri Kleinschm. 

 is the resident form.] 



43. Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus (L.). 



Plate 12, fig. 11—20 (Germany). 



Eggs: Thienemann, Fortpfl., Tab. XXXIV, fig. 13, a — d. Hewitson, 

 I. Ed. I, pi. XLI, fig. 3, 4; H. Ed. I, pi. XLU, fig. 1, 2; III. Ed. I, pi. LIII, 

 fig. 1, 2. Baedeker, Tab. 12, fig. 6. Taczanowski, Tab. LXX, fig. 2. See- 

 bohm, Br. Birds, pi. 13; id. Col. Fig., pi. 56. Frohawk, Br. Birds, I, pi. IV, 

 fig. 144—147. 



British Local Names: Mountain Sparrotv, Copper Head. Welsh: 

 Aderyn y to geir mewn hargod. 



Foreign Names: Bohemia: Vrabec point. Denmark: Skovspurv. 

 Finland: Metsdvarpunen. France: Friqiiet. Germany: Feldsperling, Baum- 

 sperling. Helgoland: IngelsJc Karkfink. Holland: Bingmusch, Boommusch. 

 Hungary: Mezei Vereb. Italy: Passer a mattugia. Norway: Pilfink. Poland: 

 Luszczak Mazurek. Russia: Poleivoj worehej. Sweden: Fdltsparf, Pilsparf. 

 Spain: Oorrion serrano. 



Passer montanus (L.). Newton, ed. Yarrell, I, p. 82; Dresser, Birds 

 of Europe, III, p. 597; id. Man. Pal. Birds, p. 293; Saunders, Man., p. 181. 

 P. montana montana (L.). Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 160. 



Breeding Range: Locally throughout Europe, scarce in the extreme 

 north, and absent from Portugal and most of the Mediterranean islands. 

 [Also in Siberia eastward to China: apparently only accidental in N. Africa.] 

 British In England it is not nearly so common as the House Sparrow and 



is as a rule very local, being generally found in colonies, often at some 

 distance from houses. It has however been found breeding in every county 



Isles. 



