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BROWN PELICANS (Pelicanus fuscus.) 



BIRD INCIDENTS. 



IRD incidents without number are constantly- 

 coming under the observation of those who are 

 on the lookout for them, and the writer deems 

 the following of special interest. Wrens versus 

 Sparrows: Some time since in the early spring, 

 a pair of English Sparrows made up their minds 

 to take possession of a bird house in our gar- 

 den which a pair of Wrens had occupied for 

 two previous years. 



Mr. and Mrs. Wren had not yet arrived, so 

 there were none to dispute the Sparrow's right 

 or to suspend operations. All went well and the nest was nearing 

 completion, when one bright, sunny morning the former occupants 

 appeared on the scene and trouble at once began. They evidently 

 resented the action of the Sparrows in taking the house which they 

 anticipated using for a summer residence. An indictment of evacua- 

 tion was at once served and being met by a show of sparrow impu- 

 dence, forcible expulsion was next in order. 



