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The Classic Guide - Plate 39

This robust family
subsequently shoot
which is of course considered to be a serious offence
for quite some time during the following years
a pioneering scavenger with a tolerated boldness
demands attacks of character

The Classic Guide - House Sparrow

passer domesticus
passer montanus
pycnonotus jocosus
carduelis chloris
carduelis carduelis
lonchura punctulata
sturnus vulgaris
streptopelia senegalensis
streptopelia chinensis
alauda arvensis
aridotheres tristis
turdus philomelos
turdus merula

an untidy collection of straw
an untidy collection of straw
cup-shaped
cup-shaped
cup-shaped, deep
globular
an untidy assortment
a crude, open structure
a slight
a cup-shaped
an untidy cluster
bowl-shaped
a large bowl

usually five or six
four to six
two to four
four to six
usually five
four to seven or eight
five to seven
two
two
four or five
four or five
three to five
three to five

grey
brown
white
bluish-white
white
pale blue
white
whiter
grey
blue
deep blue
bluish-green

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