CONTENTS. 



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Introduction 5 



Distribution 5 



Economic status 5 



Localization 6 



Aiding native birds against the English sparrow 7 



Driving sparrows from roosts 9 



Prevention of increase 9 



Methods of destroying 9 



Catching on nests 9 



Shooting 10 



Trapping 10 



Nest-box traps 11 



Tesch trap 11 



Bait traps 12 



Sieve trap 12 



Miller trap 13 



Funnel trap 17 



Poisoning 20 



English sparrows as food , . . . 23 



Summary 24 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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FIG. 1 . English sparrows 7 



2. Nest box for the interior of buildings 8 



3. Nest box opening at the top 9 



4. Nest box opening at the bottom 10 



5. Tesch nest-box trap 11 



6. Sections showing construction of Tesch nest-box trap 12 



7. Sieve trap. 13 



8. Miller trap 14 



9. Top of Miller trap 15 



10. Details of Miller trap 16 



11. Funnel trap 17 



12. Outline of funnel trap 17 



13. Pattern for first funnel 18 



14. Pattern for second funnel 19 



15. Diagram for cutting out the parts of a funnel (rap 36 by 18 by 12 inches. 20 



16. Diagram for cutting out the parts of a funnel trap 48 by 24 by 15 inches. . 21 



17. Receiving box for removing sparrows from traps 21 



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