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DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR.
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FOOD OF ADULT SPARROWS.
Their customary food. Their occasional food.
AUGUST.  page 18) (E. F. Becher and F. Norgate).
SEPTEMBER. Corn; seeds of many kinds, especailly the knot grass and corn bindweed. Caterpillars; berries; seeds of plantain (T. Southwell).
OCTOBER. Grain, some of it refuse grain; seeds of many kinds, including knot grass.
NOVEMBER. Grain; seeds of plants. Newly sown seeds of wheat; small caterpillars.
DECEMBER. Grain, principally obtained from stacks. Seeds; maize. Sprouting bean (H. H. Slater).