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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 



Photo by C. A. Reed. 



YOUNG FIELD SPARROW. 



(Two days after leaving- nest.) 



in three feet. Although it was not concealed in the least, the Sparrows 

 paid not the slightest attention to it and after I had been there a half 

 hour returned freely to feed the young even when I was seated beside 

 the camera and within four feet of them. Ants, spiders and plant lice 

 seem to be the food most frequently brought, and small caterpillars 

 also supplied a good portion of the bill of fare. Frequently when 

 either bird returned with a load of provisions they would also have a 

 number of small pieces of dried grass in their bills. I could not make 

 out why this happened, but it looked as though in catching the insects 



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YOUNG FIELD SPARROW. 



