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FEEDING HABITS OF THE CHIPPING SPARROW 
houses, and spends most of its time searching for insects in 
grass lands, or cultivated fields and gardens. In New England 
two broods are usually reared each season. That the young keep 
the parents busy catching insects and related creatures for their 
food is shown by the record on the preceding pages. The bird 
certainly deserves all the protection and encouragement that 
can be given it. 
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