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exclusion of the ordinary city sparrows. The latter are 

 all too plentiful in Denver, as in every other city, and, 

 as always, are noisy, quarrelsome in short, thoroughly 

 unattractive and disreputable. The house finch, on the 

 contrary, is attractive in looks, in song, and in ways. It 

 was delightful to hear the males singing, often on the 

 wing. They went right up to the top stories of the high 

 hotel, and nested under the eaves and in the cornices. 

 The cities of the Southwestern States are to be con- 

 gratulated on having this spirited, attractive little song- 

 ster as a familiar dweller around their houses and in 

 their gardens. 



