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BIRDS OF HULL- 
SNOW BUNTING. 
Plectrophenax nivalis. 
These birds are common in winter and feed 
on the seeds of wild plants which grow around 
Point Allerton. 
SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. 
Ammodramus caudicutus. 
I am quite certain I have seen these little 
birds running along the beach above high water 
mark, but not having my gun, could not posi- 
tively identify them. 
ENGLISH SPARROW. 
Passer domesticus. 
When we first went down to Hull, about 
eight years ago, these little pests were not com- 
