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As the fact of the preference of sparrows for yellow crocuses still excites interest and requires explanation, perhaps you will allow me to call attention to the following remarks of Gilbert White in his “Observations on Nature”:—
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STOKOE, P. Colour-Sense in Birds. Nature 16, 143 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/016143a0
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