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found the nests of three pairs near Shiocton in 1883. It probably 

 breeds regularly in the northern part of the state, as Mr. John F. 

 Ferry found it not uncommon near Woodruff, Vilas County, during 

 the last week in June, 1908. 



The nest is built in trees, usually at a considerable distance from 

 the ground. It is composed of grass, twigs, and hair. The eggs 

 are from 4 to 6, clear blue, spotted and marked about the larger end 

 with dark brown, and measure about .80 x .56 inches. 



Genus PASSER Brisson. 



237. Passer domesticus (Lixx.). 



ENGLISH SPARROW. HOUSE SPARROW. 



Adult: Top of head, gray; nape, sides of neck, and stripe from 

 the eye backward, rich chestnut; cheeks and sides of throat, white; 



English Sparrow (male). 



front of eye, throat and breast, black; upper back, chestnut, with 

 black streaks; lower back and rump, gray; belly, white; wing, dark 

 brown, more or less edged with pale rufous brown; tail, brown. 



Adult female: Upper plumage, dark grayish brown; the middle 

 of the back, dull tawny brown, streaked with black; under parts, 

 pale, dull whitish on belly and the breast; sides of body, washed with 

 pale grayish brown; middle wing coverts, tipped with whitish; rest 

 of wing feathers, more or less edged with pale brown. 



Length, about 6; wing, 3; tail, 2.40; bill, .42. 



The English Sparrow is an Old World species, which was intro- 

 duced into this country some years ago and has now unfortunately 

 become very numerous throughout the greater portion of the United 

 States. 



It destroys but few insects and is most pugnacious, driving away 



