For the Birds: An Uncommon Guide

For the Birds: An Uncommon Guide
ISBN-10
1452906203
ISBN-13
9781452906201
Series
For the Birds
Category
Nature
Language
English
Publisher
U of Minnesota Press
Author
Laura Erickson

Description

17 In the spring of 1850 , Nicolas Pike , director of the Brooklyn Institute , released eight pairs of House Sparrows in Greenwood Cemetery , Brooklyn . Although this was the first documented introduction of the species in America ...

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