Show I 1 ri 1 t I 1 BIRDS THE WARMTH tra t of engi sh sparrows recently brought to L ird lore g ves an interesting ac chui coui t of a new vay the english spar i aws hai e fo ind bf keeping warm on col 11 bights man 0 tl e houses in a country coan unity have been pro vide with lanterns in porticos and endrai ces alt fc 1 ath incandescent liast b ibs thes lanterns are 80 colstr 1 ted tl at it is Q alte easy for a bird to enter and find a i erch As soon as lights ai i ar and even beffie the buds their places one in each lantern if the ther mome ter is down to 2 it may be 44 inside the lanstein several hours after lighting while it gipps pleas re on a win try nig t to think that the birds are enjoying the warmth of the electric lights it is questionable whether the toasting at t followed by expo sure to stort nand win I 1 by day be beneficial and it th s s ac qu red habit of the english sparrow is injurious it is at vai lance with the commonly received idea that animal instincts are a sate guide if the greater warmth is so agree able to these birds why do they not go in winter to a warmer latitudes 9 are they unaware of the migration of oth er species or are they physically un able to accomplish ita or is it some thing so long absent from their hered gitary make up as to be non existent to thema |