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“E. A. C.” inquires in NATURE of last week (p. 536), whether any of your readers have observed the sparrow chasing pigeons. This habit of the sparrow is very common; I have myself often observed it, and I apprehend that few who keep pigeons have not frequently seen such attacks. The pugnacity of the sparrow did not appear to me to be the result of any previous quarrel with the pigeon, as I never saw the former attack the latter except on the wing, and always from underneath.
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WEIR, J. A Sparrow chasing Pigeons. Nature 35, 584 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/035584e0
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