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snow. Sparrows take their fill, and no doubt get 

 their faces stained with the red juices, just as they 

 stain their yellow lips with the molasses we set 

 out on the table for them here. 



YOUNG CHIPPING SPARROWS. 



Yes, we feed black molasses to our sparrows, 

 and it is a droll sight to see them try to eat it at 

 first. They cannot pick it up like crumbs, nor 

 drink it like water. But they soon learn how to 

 eat it in their own fashion. It sticks to their 

 beaks and faces until they have dipped their 

 heads in the water-dish. 



Sparrows have a way of washing their faces after 

 meals, as any one may see. Watch and see them 



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