Underwood, Loring · Boston, Little Brown, and company · leaf 146
the ordinarytype of miniature tenement house that issometimes seen cocked over to one side ona flimsy pole and occupied by that odiousbird, the English sparrow. Like any otherbit of garden accessory tlie bird-house maybe a success if of good design, and if itserves its purpose. Some care must… … THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES Bluebirds and the small purple martinstake very kindly to this sort of a home, andwhen they have once taken possession arenot to be turned out by the unfriendlyEnglish sparrows. The martins and spar-rows often have strenuous fights, but theformer invariably come out…
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