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LIST OF NATIVE BIRDS MOLESTED BY THE SPARROW. 



The following table gives the names of species which the sparrow is reported to 

 molest, and the number of such reports in each case: 



Reports 

 Bluebird (Sialiasialis) 377 



* Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 1 



Robin (Merulamigratoria) 182 



Hermit thrush (Turdus aonalaschkce pallasii). 



Wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus) 



Thrushes, species not indicated, 1 



Golden-crowned kniglet (Regulussatrapa), ... , 



Chickadee (Pants atricapillus), 



Titmouse, species not indicated 



Tomtit, species not indicated 



White-bellied nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), . 



Nuthatch, species not indicated 



House wren (Troglodytes cedon) 64 



*Parkman's wren ( Troglodytes cedon parkmannii), 1 

 Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludomcianus), ... 6 



Bewick's wren(Thryothorusbewickii), 2 



Wren, species not indicated 116 



Brown thrasher ( Harporhynchus rufus) 8 



Catbird (Galeoscoptes carolinensis) 33 



Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 50 



Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1 



Yellow warbler (Dendroicacesiiva), 11 



Myrtle warbler (Dendroica cononata) 1 



Warblers, species not indicated 15 



Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2 



Warbling vireo (Vireo gilv us), 3 



White-eyed vireo (Vireo no veboracensis) 1 



Vireos, species not indicated 9 



Cedar bird, cherry bird tAmpelis cedrorum), . . 4 

 Purple martin, black martin (Progne subis), . . 65 



Martins, species not indicated, 198 



Cliff swallow, mud swallow (Petrochelidon luni- 



frons) 26 



B:irn swallow ( Chelidon erythrogaster) 24 



White-bellied swallow, blue-backed swallow 



(Tachycinetabicolor) 40 



* Violet-green swallow ( Tachycineta thalassina). 1 



Bank swallow (CM vicola riparia) 2 



Rough-winged swallow ( SUlgidopteryx serri 



pennis) 1 



Swallows, species not indicated 84 



Tanager, species not indicated 1 



Indigo bird (Passerina cyanea) 5 



* Pain ted flnch, nonpareil (Passerina ciris), . . 2 



Grosbeaks, species not indicated ] 



Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 



Red bird, species not indicated II 



Brown towhee, species not Indicated 1 



Che wink (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) ] 



Song sparrow (Melospiza fasciata) 26 



Chipping sparrow, chippy (Spizella socialis), . . 72 



Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2 



Tree sparrow ( Spizella monticola) 5 



In addition to the birds specifically mentioned in the foregoing list, many other 

 reports have been received alleging attacks on birds, but not mentioning the species 

 so molested. Thus sixty-five reports mentioned molestation of " native birds;" 

 forty-eight reports speak of "other birds'* being driven off ; seventy-eight reports 

 state that the sparrow molests or drives off " nearly all species ;" twenty-eight claim 

 a similar effect on "all small birds ;" five claim the same for "yard birds," and two 

 for " domestic birds." 



Reports 



Common sparrow, species not indicated 19 



Native sparrow, species not indicated 16 



Ground sparrow, species not indicated, 7 



Other sparrows, species not indicated 39 



Savanna sparrow (Ammodramus sandwichensis 



savanna) 



Grass flnch, vesper sparrow(Pooco;es gramineus). 2 



Grass bird, species not indicated 1 



Snowbirds (Junco sp. ?), 13 



Gold Finch j 



Yellow-bird > ( Spinus tristis ) 32 



Wild canary ) 



* Arkansas goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 1 



Red-poll (Acanthis linaria). .- i 



Purple flnch (Carpodacus purpureus) 6 



House flnch (Carpodacus frontulis) 3 



Other finches, species not indicated 4 



Linnet, species not indicated i 



Purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2 



Grackles, species not indicated, . '. 5 



Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) 37 



Orchard oriole ( Icterus spurius) 



Orioles, species not indicated 



Meadow-lark (Sturnellamagna) 



Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phteniceus), 



Blackbirds, species not indicated 



Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 



Shore lark (Otocoris alpestris) 



Blue jay, jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 



Crows, species not indicated, ...... .5 



Least pewee (Empidonax minimus) 3 



Woodpewee (Contopus virens) l 



Phoebe (Sayornis phcebe) . . . SB 



Great crested fly-catcher ( Myiarchus crinitus), . 1 

 Kingbird j 



Bee martin V Tyrannus tyrannus ) 17 



Bee-bird 3 



Flycatchers, species not indicated 8 



Insectivorous birds, species not indicated, ... 5 



Song birds, species not indicated 31 



Hummingbird (Trochilus colubris) ] 



Chimney swallow or swift ( Chcetura pelagica). . 3 

 Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpcs erythro- 



cephalus) 3 



Yellow-bellied woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius ), ] 



Sapsucker. species not indicated 2 



Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). ... 8 



Hairy woodpecker (Dryobates viltosus) l 



Goldenwinged woodpecker flicker (Colaptes aura- 



tus) 3 



Woodpeckers, species not indicated 6 



Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanust, . . I 



* Indicates species not found in Pennsylvania. B. H. WARREN. 



