THE SPARROW IN THE UNITED STATES.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPEOTATOR.") SIR,—Whatever may be the political opinions of the English sparrows now living in the United States, it is certainly a great mistake to say that they are " shy of their Yankee hosts." In Boston, New York, and other places they have multiplied enor- mously, and the public parks swarm with them. In the cities they are regularly fed during winter, and could not live in the latitude of Boston in winter unless they were fed. Nearly all of our native birds have migrated at this season, and of course the English sparrow cannot stay in the country during the winter, but it has made itself very much at home in the cities.—I am, Sir, &c., [Yea, but why does it migrate to Canada? Is not Canada as cold as the United States?—En. Spectator.]
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