ON THE MISDEEDS 



OF THE 



HOUSE-SPARROW 



(PASSER DOMESTICUS}. 



BY 



j. H.JGURNEY, JUN., F.L.S. 



THE Rev. F. O. Morris has issued to the public a 

 small book entitled 'The Sparrow-Shooter/ intended 

 as a reply to ' The House-Sparrow/ recently published*. 

 As I happen to be a contributor to the latter volume, 

 and am taken to task for my share in it, I will essay 

 a few words in rejoinder. 



Neither the authors of 'The House-Sparrow/ nor 

 any one else, desire to withhold from Mr. Morris due 

 credit for the humanitarian motives which prompt him 

 to befriend the poor Sparrows through thick and thin; 

 but the interests of the poor farmers must be con- 

 sidered, an important matter which too many seem to 

 overlook. 



The plain fact remains that the House-Sparrow does 

 an extraordinary amount of harm to corn, and it is 

 impossible for Mr. Morris to deny it, or at least, if he 

 does continue to deny it, it only shows that he shuts 

 his eyes to the undeniable evidence afforded by dis- 



* By William Wesley and Son, 28 Essex Street, Strand, 



42G598 



