CHAPTER II 



BIRDS THAT LIVE AROUND 

 HOUSES 



STARLING, HOUSE WREN AND ENGLISH SPARROW 



AT the present time I believe the 

 Starling, English Sparrow and House 

 Wren are the most typical house-birds. 

 The Wren and Sparrow are better 

 known, because twenty years ago the 

 Starling was not found as a wild bird 

 in this country. Time, however, will 

 probably make the Starling more widely 

 known, for it is spreading rapidly, and 

 it can apparently adapt itself perfectly 

 to this country. When one sees a black 

 bird with a yellow bill, a little smaller 

 than a Robin, he may be sure he has 

 found a Starling. These birds have a 

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