APPENDIX. 
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List of Native Birds Molested by the Sparrow. 
The following table gives the names of species which the sparrow is reported to 
molest, and the number of such reports in each case: 
Reports 
Bluebird (Sialia sialis) . 377 
* Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) .1 
Robin (Merula migratoria) .182 
Hermit thrush (Turdus aonalaschkce pallasii). . 1 
Wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus) . 4 
Thrushes, species not indicated.14 
Golden-crowned kniglet (Regulus satrapa), ... 3 
Chickadee (Purus atricapillus), . 1 
Titmouse, species not indicated. 4 
Tomtit, species not indicated. 1 
White-bellied nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), . . 1 
Nuthatch, species not indicated. 1 
House wren (Troglodytes asdon) .64 
*Parkman's wren (Troglodytes cedon parkmannii), 1 
Carolina wren t Thryothorus ludovicianus). ... 6 
Bewick's wren( Thryothorus bewickii), .2 
Wren, species not indicated.116 
Brown thrasher (Harporhynchxis rufus), .... 8 
Catbird (Galeoscoptes carolinensis) .33 
Mockingbird (Minins polyglottos) .50 
Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), . 1 
Yellow warbler (Dendroica ccsiiva), .11 
Myrtle warbler (Dendroica cononata) . 1 
Warblers, species not indicated.15 
Red-eyed vireo ( Vireo olivaceus) . 2 
Warbling vireo ( Vireo gilvus), . 3 
White-eyed vireo (Vireo noveboracensis) . 1 
Vireos, species not indicated,. 9 
Cedar bird, cherry bird (Ampelis cedrorum), . . 4 
Purple martin, black martin (Progne subis), . i 65 
Martins, species not indicated.198 
Cliff swallotf, mud swallow (Petrochelidon luni- 
frons) .25 
Barn swallow (Chelidon erythrogaster), .24 
White-bellied swallow, blue-backed swallow 
(Tachycincta bicolor) .40 
* Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina). 1 
Bank swallow (Clivicola riparia) . 2 
Rough-winged swallow (Stslgidopteryx serri 
pennis) . 1 
Swallows, species not indicated.84 
Tanager, species not indicated. 1 
Indigo bird (Passerina cyanea) . 5 
* Painted iinch, nonpareil (Passerina ciris), . . 2 
Grosbeaks, species not indicated. 1 
Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) . 1 
Red bird, species not indicated. 11 
Brown towhee. species not indicated. 1 
Che wink (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) . 1 
Song sparrow (Melospiza 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 (Ammodramus sandwichensis 
savanna) . 
Grass finch, vesper sparrow( Pooccetes gramineus ), 2 
Grass bird, species not indicated. . .. 1 
Snowbirds (Junco sp. ?).13 
Gold Finch j 
Yellow-bird >(Spinus tristis), .32 
Wild canary J 
* Arkansas goldfinch (Spinus psaltria ). 1 
Red-poll (Acanthis linaria), .. 1 
Purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus), . 5 
House finch (Carpodacus frontalis) . 3 
Other finches, species not indicated.4 
Linnet, species not indicated. 1 
Purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula), . 2 
Grackles, species not indicated. 5 
Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula), .37 
Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) . 4 
Orioles, species not indicated.10 
Meadow-lark (Sturnella magna), . 3 
Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phceniceus), . . 1 
Blackbirds, species not indicated. 8 
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) . 5 
Shore lark (Otocoris alpestris), . 1 
Blue jay. jay (Cyanocitta cristata) .36 
Crows, species not indicated,. 5 
Least pewee (Empidonax minimus), . 3 
Wood pewee (Contopus virens) . 1 
Phoebe (Sayornis phcebe) .as 
Great crested fly-catcher (Myiarchus crinitus ). . 1 
Kingbird \ 
Bee martin v Tyrannus tyrannus) .17 
Bee-bird 5 
B'lycatchers, species not indicated. 8 
Insectivorous birds, species not indicated, ... 5 
Song birds, species not indicated.31 
Hummingbird (Trochilus colubris) . I 
Chimney swallow or swift (Chcetura pelagica), . 3 
Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythro- 
cephalus) . 3 
Yellow-bellied woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius ), i 
Sapsucker, species not indicated.2 
Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). ... 8 
Hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) . 1 
Goldenwinged woodpecker flicker (Colaptes aura■ 
tus), . 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 mentioned molestation of “native birds;” 
forty-eight reports speak of “other birds” being driven off ; seventy-eight reports 
state that the sparrow molests or drives otf “ nearly all species ;” twenty-eight claim 
a similar effect on “all small birds ;” five claim the same for “yard birds,” and two 
for “ domestic birds.” 
Indicates species not found In Pennsylvania.—B. H. Warren. 
