Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!geoffs From: geoffs@brl-tgr.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn ) Newsgroups: net.rec.birds Subject: how do you spell House ____? Message-ID: <491@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 12:33:08 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.491 Posted: Wed Aug 7 12:33:08 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Aug-85 23:46:15 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 17 What is a House __________? We used to call House Finches, Purple Finches. Although they aren't really purple at all. The male is a rusty maroon about the head, throat, and wing and tail feathers. Not surprisingly females are relatively drab next to the males. They have a most sociable behavior getting along very well (it seems) with themselves as well as other birds. They seem to go around in groups of 3-5 even during the nesting season. In contrast to the sociability of House Finches, English Sparrows seem to always be squabbling! When I hear this talk of "House Sparrows" - are you talking about English Sparrows?? (Gag me with a Starling!) Maybe a "House Sparrow" is a Song Sparrow? (Quite another story). Geoff