XXII. HEDGE SPAEEOW. 



(Accentor modularis.} 



DRAWN from life. The Hedge Sparrow is common here. It 

 sings sweetly, sometimes even in winter. It inhabits the garden, 

 and comes to the window for crumbs in hard weather. 



There were no Common Sparrows here when we came first, 

 nor for many years afterwards. Since they came, the Yellow 

 Hammer has decreased. 



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