CONCLUDING REMARKS. Ill 



and disagreeable chatter of the sparrow is heard to the 

 exclusion of the merry chirp and agreeable warble of 

 our native songsters. 



4. That its extraordinary salacity, the result of the 

 overstimulated life which it leads, "rises to the dig- 

 nity of a public scandal." 



5. That, as the result of the special fostering which 

 these birds have received, and are receiving, caterpillars 

 are at a heavy discount, and blossoms, cherries, raspber- 

 ries, strawberries, and grapes are eaten with a better 

 gusto. 



6. That when a sufficiency of boxes is not provided 

 for nesting purposes, and there is a notable scarcity of 

 ivied walls and decayed tree-hollows, cornices, window- 

 caps, brackets, etc., are selected, and the nests deposited 

 generally where they are most likely to be seen. 



7. That in such localities they often become sources 

 of considerable annoyance on account of their turbu- 

 lence and droppings. 



8. That their pilfering propensities, as shown by their 

 daily raids upon the poultry -yards and pigeon-cotes, are 

 unsurpassed for boldness by those of any other feathered 

 species. 



9. That for laziness and gluttony they stand un- 

 equalled, and set the unwholesome example of consum- 

 ing what they do not earn. 



10. That their grain-loving appetites frequently lead 

 them into fields of standing and fallen wheat, where 

 they commit, in many localities, untold ravages upon 

 this staple sustainer of life, amounting, in some cases, 

 to thousands of dollars' worth of loss. 



