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THE ENGLISH SPARROW IN AMERICA. 



LIST OF NATIVE BIRDS MOLESTED BY THE SPARROW. 



The following table gives the names of species which the Sparrow i; 

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



Reports. 



Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 377 



Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 1 



Robin (Hernia migratoria) 182 



Hermit tbrusli (Tardus aonalaschkce pallasii) . 1 



Wood tbrusb (Tardus mustelnus) 4 



Tbrusbes, species not indicated 14 



Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) ... 3 



Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) 1 



Titmouse, species not indicated 4 



Tomtit, species not indicated 1 



White-bellied nut-batcb (Sitta carolinensis) . . 1 



Nut-hatch, species not indicated 1 



House wren (Troglodytes cedon) 64 



Parkman's wren (Troglodytes cedon park- 



mannii) 1 



Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus 6 



Bewick's wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus be- 



wickii) 2 



Wren, species not indicated 11G 



Brown thrasher (Harporhynchus rufus) 8 



Cat-bird ( Galeoscoptes carolinensis) 33 



Mocking-bird (Mimus polyglottos) 50 



Redstart (Sctophaga ruticilla 1 



Yellow warbler ( Dendroica (estiva) 11 



Myrtle warbler (Dendroica coronata) 1 



Warblers, species not indicated 15 



Red-eyed vireo ( Yireo olivaceus) 2 



Warbling vireo ( Yireo gilvus) 3 



White-eyed vireo ( Yireo noveboracensis) 1 



Yireos, species not indicated 9 



Cedar bird, cherry bird ( Ampelis cedrorum) . . 4 



Purple martin, black martin (Progne siibis) .. C5 



Martins, species not indicated 198 



Cliff swallow, mud swallow (Petrochelidon 



lunifrons) 25 



Barn swallow ( Chelidon crythrogaster) 24 



White-bellied swallow, blue-backed swallow 



(TacJtycineia bicolor) 40 



Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) . 1 



Bank swallow (Clivicola riparia) 2 



Rough-winged swallow (Stelgidoptcryx serri- 



pennis) 1 



Swallows, species not indicatod 84 



Tanager, species not indicated 1 



Indigo bird ( Passer ina cyanea) 5 



Painted finch, nonpareil (Passerina ciris) 2 



Grosbeaks, species not indicated 1 



Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1 



Redbird, species not indicated 11 



Brown towhee, species not indicated 1 



Ckewink (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1 



Song sparrow (ATelospiza fasciata) 26 



Chipping sparrow, chippy (Spizella socialis).. 72 



Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2 



Tree sparrow (Spizella monticola) 5 



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 (Ammod ramus sandwichen- 



sis savanna) 2 



Grass finch, vesper spairow (Pooccetes gram- 



ineus) 2 



Grass bird, species not indicated 1 



Snowbirds (Junco sp ?) 13 



Goldfinch 1 



Yellow-bird \. (Spinus tristis) 32 



Wild canary j 



Arkansas goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 1 



Red-poll (Acanthis linaria) l 



Purple finch ( Carpodacus purpureas) 5 



House finch (Carpodacus frontalis) 3 



Other finches, species not indicated 4 



Linnet, species not indicated 1 



Purple grackle (Quiscalus guiscula) 2 



Graekles, species not indicated 5 



Baltimore oriole (Icterus Baltimore) 37 



Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) 4 



Orioles, species not indicated 10 



Meadow-lark (Stumella magna) 3 



Red-winged blackbird (Agclaius phoeniceus) . 1 



Blackbirds, species not indicated 8 



Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) f 



Shore lark (Otocoris alpestris) 1 



Blue jay, jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 36 



Crows, species not indicated 5 



Least pewee (Empidonax minimus) 3 



Wood pewee ( Gontopus virens) 1 



Phcebe (Sayornis phoebe) 28 



Great crested fly -catcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1 

 Kingbird 1 



Bee martin \ (Ty r annus tyr annus) 17 



Bee-bird j 



Ply-catchers species not indicated 8 



Insectivorous birds, species not indicated. .. 5 



bong birds, species not indicated 31 



Humming-bird (Trochilus colubris) 1 



Chimney swallow or swift ( Chceturapelagica) . 3 

 Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erylhro- 



cephalus) 3 



Yellow-bellied woodpecker (Sphyrapicus va- 



rius) 1 



Sap-sucker, species Dot indicated 2 



Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) ... 8 



Hairy woodpecker Dryobates villosus) 1 



Golden-winged woodpecker, flicker (Colaptes 



auratus) 3 



Woodpeckers, species not indicated 6 



Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) . 1 



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 men- 



